| わざわ |
|---|
| 災 |
| い |
| を |
| てん |
|---|
| 転 |
| じ |
| て |
| ふく |
|---|
| 福 |
| と |
| な |
| す |
expression, Godan verb
Idiomatic expression.- to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts), to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||
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災いを転じて福となす | わざわいをてんじてふくとなす | |||||||||||||||||||||
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禍を転じて福となす | わざわいをてんじてふくとなす | |||||||||||||||||||||
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禍を転じて福と為す | わざわいをてんじてふくとなす | |||||||||||||||||||||
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災いを転じて福と為す | わざわいをてんじてふくとなす |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
disaster, calamity, woe
サイ わざわ.い (5th, N1)
curving river radical (no.47)
セン かわ (Kentei 1)
revolve, turn around, change
テン ころ.がる うたた (3rd, N4)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)