- tenkan conversion, diversion, changeover, commutation, switchover
Use 転換 for a deliberate shift from one system, policy, or direction to another, common in formal or news contexts.
会社は方針を転換した。
Kaisha wa hōshin o tenkan shita.
The company changed its policy.
政府は政策の転換を発表した。
Seifu wa seisaku no tenkan o happyō shita.
The government announced a policy shift.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 変換 (henkan), which means a technical conversion or transformation, as in data format changes.
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