Illustration: In a Japanese home kitchen, a baker works beside a sponge cake that has collapsed into uneven pieces. Instead of discarding it, they layer the broken cake with cream and fruit in small glass dessert cups.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

転てんじる

tenjiru

to turn, to change

Often appears in 災いを転じて福となす. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 災わざわいを転てんじて福ふくとしなさい。

    Turn your misfortune to account.

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  2. 災わざわい転てんじて福ふくとなる。

    Good comes out of evil.

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  3. 災わざわい転てんじて福ふくとなせ。

    Make the best of a bad bargain.

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Kanji in 転

  • 転revolve; turn aroundOnテンKunころがる・ころげる・ころがす

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