| わざわ |
|---|
| 災 |
| い |
| 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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災い転じて福となす | わざわいてんじてふくとなす | |||||||||||||||||||
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禍転じて福となす | わざわいてんじてふくとなす | |||||||||||||||||||
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災い転じて福と為す | わざわいてんじてふくとなす | |||||||||||||||||||
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禍転じて福と為す | わざわい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)