Word Meaning 転義

てんぎ tengi

転義 is read as てんぎ (tengi) and means transferred meaning.

Meaning

English

  1. transferred meaning
  2. figurative meaning

Reading

Kana

てんぎ

Romaji

tengi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 原義,本義 Rank 34192 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

転覆

てんぷく

overthrow (e.g. of a government)

転嫁

てんか

second marriage

転載

てんさい

reprinting

転出証明

てんしゅつしょうめい

change of address certificate

転び伴天連

ころびばてれん

former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period)

転筋

てんきん

cramp in the calf

転地療養

てんちりょうよう

seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate

転属

てんぞく

changing assignments

転化糖

てんかとう

invert sugar

転写捺染

てんしゃなっせん

transfer print

転載禁止

てんさいきんし

reproduction prohibited

転び切支丹

ころびきりしたん

former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period)