Illustration: On the balcony of a Japanese apartment, a resident hangs an old metal kitchen colander from three short chains and settles a strawberry plant into the soil inside it. Its handles, perforated bowl, and worn cooking utensil shape remain clearly recognizable.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

転てん用よう

ten'you

to put to another use

Example sentences

  1. 本ほんサイト内ないの記述きじゅつ、画像がぞう、写真しゃしんの無断転載むだんてんさい・転用てんようを禁止きんしします。

    Reproduction or appropriation of HTML, images and photographs from within this site is prohibited.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 前日ぜんじつの浴槽よくそうの残のこり湯ゆを、打うち水みずに転用てんようするのが一般的いっぱんてきと思おもわれる。

    It is common to reuse remaining bath water from the day before.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 残のこった昆布こんぶや出だし汁じるは、そのまま食しょくしたり他たの料理りょうりに転用てんようしてもよい。

    The remaining kombu and soup can be taken as-is or can also be used for other foods.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 転用

  • 転revolve; turn aroundOnテンKunころがる・ころげる・ころがす
  • 用utilize; businessOnヨウKunもちいる

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