変換

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See also: 變換 and 变换

Japanese

Kanji in this term
変 換
へん
Grade: 4 		かん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
變換 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

変(へん)換(かん) • (henkan) 

  1. conversion, change
  2. (mathematics, genetics) transformation
  3. (computing) conversion
    データの変換(へんかん)作業(さぎょう)に追(お)われた。
    Dēta no henkan sagyō ni owareta.
    We were occupied with the job of converting the data.

Verb

変(へん)換(かん)する • (henkan suru) suru (stem 変(へん)換(かん)し (henkan shi), past 変(へん)換(かん)した (henkan shita))

  1. convert, change
  2. (mathematics, genetics) transform
  3. (computing) convert

Conjugation

Conjugation of "変換する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 変換し へんかんし henkan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 変換し へんかんし henkan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 変換する へんかんする henkan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 変換する へんかんする henkan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 変換すれ へんかんすれ henkan sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 変換せよ¹
変換しろ² 		へんかんせよ¹
へんかんしろ² 		henkan seyo¹
henkan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 変換される へんかんされる henkan sareru
Causative 変換させる
変換さす 		へんかんさせる
へんかんさす 		henkan saseru
henkan sasu
Potential 変換できる へんかんできる henkan dekiru
Volitional 変換しよう へんかんしよう henkan shiyō
Negative 変換しない へんかんしない henkan shinai
Negative continuative 変換せず へんかんせず henkan sezu
Formal 変換します へんかんします henkan shimasu
Perfective 変換した へんかんした henkan shita
Conjunctive 変換して へんかんして henkan shite
Hypothetical conditional 変換すれば へんかんすれば henkan sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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