変転|へんてんhenten[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmutation; change; transition

• Synonym変化へんかNeutralThe most common everyday word, covering change of any kind; it lacks the sense of dramatic, volatile shifts that 「変転」 carries.
• Synonym変動へんどうWrittenWritten word for change and fluctuation, typically of figures such as prices and exchange rates going up and down.
• Synonym変遷へんせんWrittenWritten word for gradual change over time, as in historical transitions; 「変転」 stresses violent, unpredictable swings instead.
• Synonym変移へんいWrittenRare, written word for change or shifting, close to 「変遷」; in everyday speech you would say 「変化」.
• Synonym推移すいいWrittenHow a situation develops as time passes, as in 「感染者数の推移」; the change can be fast or slow, unlike the violent swings of 「変転」.
• Synonym転移てんいWrittenShifting or spreading, used in specialized ways such as cancer metastasis; not for volatile situations.
• Synonym移り変わりうつりかわりNeutralNative word for the passing of seasons, eras and society; more colloquial than written 「変転」 and without its emphasis on violent ups and downs.
• Synonym変わりかわりNeutralChange or something out of the ordinary, mostly in the negative 「変わりない」, meaning all is as usual.
• Synonym変わるかわるNeutralThe most common everyday verb, far more colloquial than the written 「変転」.
• Synonym転変てんぺんWrittenClose in meaning to 「変転」 but with a Buddhist flavor, mostly in the set phrase 「有為転変」; written style.
• Synonym変易へんえきWrittenRare, written word for passing from one state to another; seldom used.
• Related変容へんようWrittenWritten word for a change in overall appearance or aspect; 「変転」 is about situations changing violently, not about a transformed look.
• Related変質へんしつWrittenWritten word for a change in nature or quality — deterioration, altered substance, even psychological perversion; not for volatile situations.
• Related転換てんかんNeutralA switch or turn in direction or policy, whether done deliberately or happening on its own; stresses the change of course, not dramatic volatility.
• Related切り替えきりかえNeutralSwitching from one mode or state to another, usually a deliberate operation; a practical word, not about turbulent change.
• Related変更へんこうNeutralDeliberate modification of plans or content, as in 「予定を変更する」; an everyday word. 「変転」 describes the situation itself changing wildly.
• Related変形へんけいNeutralChange of shape or form; it does not cover changes of situation or fortune.
• Related変換へんかんNeutralConversion or transformation, often technical — e.g. converting text with an input method; not about situations changing.
• Related移りうつりNeutralTransition or shifting, rare in speech; also the small gift returned inside a borrowed container.
• RelatedチェンジNeutralColloquial loanword for changing or swapping; also the changeover of sides in baseball. It has no sense of volatile situations.
• Related移ろいうつろいWrittenWritten, literary word for gradual change, especially of seasons and human hearts; not about turbulent events.
• Antonym不変ふへんWrittenAntonym: eternal and unchanging, the opposite of the volatile 「変転」.
• Antonym一定いっていNeutralAntonym: fixed and constant, the opposite of frequently changing 「変転」.

「変転」 is a written-style word for dramatic, volatile change in situations or fortunes, as in 「変転する国際情勢」. For change in general use 「変化」; for gradual historical transitions 「変遷」; for ups and downs in figures like prices 「変動」. The remaining words cover specific kinds of change — deliberate edits (「変更」), switching (「切り替え」「転換」), shape (「変形」) and more — while the antonyms 「不変」 and 「一定」 mean unchanging.

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

1. 情勢じょうせいや状態じょうたいが激はげしく移り変うつりかわること。