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転ずるてんずる

tenzuru

to turn, to shift

Example sentence

彼は会社をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転じて福となすで、見事独立したから偉いよ。

His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.

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Kanji in 転ずる

Sentences with 転ずる

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Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
自転車N5じてんしゃbicycle
運転N4うんてんするdriving, operation; to drive, to operate
運転手N4うんてんしゅdriver (by occupation)
転校N3てんこうchange schools
転ぶN3ころぶto fall down, to fall over
回転N2かいてんrotation, turning
移転N2いてんmoving, transfer
転々N2てんてんfrom one to another

More Actions & Movement words

WordMeaning
外方そっぽlook (or turn) the other way
登録とうろくregistration, register, record
寄り掛かるよりかかるto lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on
カットカットcut, cutting
上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing
ジャンプジャンプjump
接触せっしょくtouch, contact
損うそこなうto harm, to hurt

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