Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 転嫁(てんか) in Japanese

転嫁
Kana Reading
てんか
Romaji
tenka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    imputation; shifting (e.g. blame, costs); passing the buck
    Example sentence
    責任を転嫁する。 Pass the buck.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    second marriage; remarriage
    Example sentence
    ジョンは責任を他人に転嫁する。 John casts the blame on others.

Examples of 転嫁, てんか in a sentence

Kanji in this word

嫁 JLPT 1

13 strokes

marry into, bride

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: よめ, とつ.ぐ, い.く, ゆ.く

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転 JLPT 4

11 strokes

revolve, turn around, change

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: ころ.がる, ころ.げる, ころ.がす, ころ.ぶ, まろ.ぶ, うたた, うつ.る, くる.めく

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