Japanese symbol for “redirection”
転送
てんそう
Romaji: tensou
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection
In Japanese, redirection is 転送, read てんそう (tensou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection
- n, vs, vt transfer (of data); transmission
Written forms: 転送、轉送. Readings: てんそう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “redirection”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| リダイレクト | リダイレクト ridairekuto | redirect; redirection |
| あて先変更 | あてさきへんこう atesakihenkou | redirection |
| リダイレクション | リダイレクション ridairekushon | redirection; redirect |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 運転 | うんてん unten | operation (of a machine); running; working |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ jitensha | bicycle; bike |
| 回転 | かいてん kaiten | rotation; revolution; turn |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん gyakuten | reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout |
| 転換 | てんかん tenkan | conversion; diversion; changeover |
| 放送 | ほうそう housou | broadcasting; broadcast; program |
| 送る | おくる okuru | to send; to dispatch; to forward |
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