シフトshifuto

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbshift; move
   労働ろうどう集約しゅうやく・資本しほん集約しゅうやくを超こえて、時代じだいはナレッジ・インテンシブへと大おおきくシフトしている。↗

   Surpassing labour intensive, capital intensive, the age has shifted greatly to knowledge intensive.
2. noun(work) shift; work schedule
   由紀子ゆきこちゃんは、明日あす以降いこう、火ひ木金きがねのシフトで出勤しゅっきんしてくれればいいから。↗

   It's OK if Yukiko can do the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday shifts from tomorrow.
3. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgearshift; changing gears

• Synonym転換てんかんWrittenShifts in policy or direction, as in 「方針転換」; formal and weighty. 「シフト」 also covers work shifts and feels lighter.
• Synonym移行いこうWrittenTransition from one state or system to another, as in 「新制度へ移行」; stresses a staged shift and is fairly formal.
• SynonymチェンジCasualLoanword for changing or swapping things, also switching sides in baseball; strongly colloquial, while 「シフト」 centers on shifting or scheduling.
• Synonym切り替わるきりかわるNeutralIntransitive verb with the switched thing as subject, as in 「画面が切り替わる」; an instant switch, more everyday than 「シフト」.
• Synonym変移へんいWrittenChange or alteration in a literary register, rarely used; everyday speech says 「変化」, and unlike 「シフト」 it never means a work schedule.
• Synonym転移てんいWrittenSpreading or transfer, as in 「がんの転移」, also phase transitions in physics; medical and scientific, written in tone.
• Related切り替えきりかえNeutralSwitching from one state to another, as in 「頭の切り替え」; suggests an instant, switch-like change.
• RelatedスイッチNeutralOriginally an electric switch, also for switching or turning to something, as in 「スイッチを入れる」; 「シフト」 has no switch sense.
• Related変わりかわりNeutralChange or difference, also something unusual, as in 「お変わりありませんか」; talks of whether things change, not a shift in direction.
• Related移り変わりうつりかわりNeutralGradual change over time, as in 「季節の移り変わり」; natural succession, whereas 「シフト」 usually means a deliberate adjustment.
• RelatedコンバートNeutralConverting data formats, or moving a player to another defensive position; 「シフト」 is a temporary realignment of the whole fielding setup.
• Related変化へんかNeutralThe most general word for change, as in 「気温の変化」; 「シフト」 stresses a directed shift or a work schedule.
• Related変更へんこうNeutralChanging plans or settings, as in 「予定変更」; common in speech too. 「シフト」 stresses moving wholesale in a new direction.
• Related変動へんどうWrittenFluctuation of figures or markets, as in 「為替変動」; written in tone. 「シフト」 does not suggest up-and-down movement.
• Related推移すいいWrittenHow something trends as time passes, as in 「人口の推移」; mostly for describing data, in written style.
• Related変遷へんせんWrittenLong-term historical change, as in 「言葉の変遷」; literary. 「シフト」 points to a move toward something new, as in 「パラダイムシフト」.
• Related組み替えくみかえNeutralRearranging or recombining, as in 「クラスの組み替え」 or 「遺伝子組み換え」; about restructuring, not shifting direction.
• Related過渡かとWrittenThe in-between stage from old to new, mostly in 「過渡期」 or 「過渡的」; formal, and not used alone for the act of shifting.
• Related移りうつりNeutralTransition or passing from one state to another, also a gift placed inside a container being returned; rarely used alone—say 「移行」 or the verb 「移る」.
• RelatedうつるNeutralVerb for moving in place, state or affiliation, as in 「部署を移る」; more everyday than 「シフト」 and far broader in use.
• Related変転へんてんWrittenVolatile, repeated changes in a situation; literary and rare. 「シフト」 is a shift in one direction.
• Related変換へんかんNeutralConverting one form into another, as in 「漢字変換」 or 「データ変換」; about converting formats.
• RelatedコンバージョンNeutralLoanword for conversion or change; in web marketing, a visitor completing a purchase, a use 「シフト」 lacks.
• Related遷移せんいWrittenTransition between states, mainly in science and computing, as in 「画面遷移」; a technical term.
• Related転変てんぺんWrittenThe ups and downs of worldly affairs, mostly in 「有為転変」; literary, hardly used on its own in daily speech.
• Antonym固定こていNeutralFixing in place or keeping unchanged, as in 「位置を固定」; the direct opposite of 「シフト」 in moving versus staying put.

Use 「シフト」 for work shifts and schedules, as in 「シフトを組む」, or for a shift of emphasis or balance. For change in general say 「変化」, for altered plans 「変更」, for a turn in policy 「転換」, and for moving to a new system 「移行」. 「切り替え」 and 「スイッチ」 suit switch-like changes, 「移る」 is the everyday verb, 「変動」「推移」「変遷」 describe fluctuations and long-term trends in written style, and 「固定」 is the opposite—fixing in place.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 変更へんこう。移行いこう。
2. 守備しゅび位置いちの特殊とくしゅな移動いどう。そのような守備しゅび位置いち。
3. 交替勤務制こうたいきんむせい。交替勤務こうたいきんむにおける勤務時間きんむじかん割当わりあて。