転じる

てんじる · tenjiru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan

to turn

🛞 転 contains 車 (wheel): a wheel that turns, so 転じる = to turn; to shift

The kanji 転 carries the 車 wheel radical, hinting at rolling motion. 転じる covers both turning around and changing course, like a wheel moving to a new direction.

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