Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

    Idiomatic expressionsee 災い転じて福となすsee わざわいてんじてふくとなす

Also written 禍を転じて福となす【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】禍を転じて福と為す【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】災いを転じて福と為す【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

Kun
わざわ.い
On
サイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
976 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
4d3.3The Kanji Dictionary
2280.9Four corner code
2762deroo
707dUnicode hex code
1-26-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1448Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3400New Nelson (John Haig)
2206New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2734Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1400Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1888Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
167Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
179Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1061A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
788Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18879Morohashi
680A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1335Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1418Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
789sakade
1510Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
707henshall3
667Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
873Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1263Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
169Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zai1Pinyin reading
jaeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

revolve, turn around, change

Kun
ころ.がるころ.げるころ.がすころ.ぶまろ.ぶうたたうつ.るくる.めく
On
テン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
327 of 2500
Radical
cart
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
7c4.3The Kanji Dictionary
5103.1Four corner code
1571deroo
8ee2Unicode hex code
1-37-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4615Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5948New Nelson (John Haig)
1480New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1872Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
420Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
449Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1656Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
515Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38234PMorohashi
354A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
433Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479sakade
257Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
375henshall3
383Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
65Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.16busy_people
1773Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
427Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhuan3, zhuai3, zhuan4Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

blessing, fortune, luck, wealth

On
フク
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
467 of 2500
Radical
spirit
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Used in names as

としとみふきふっぼくよし

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-9SKIP code
4e9.1The Kanji Dictionary
3126.6Four corner code
676deroo
798fUnicode hex code
1-42-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3256Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4105New Nelson (John Haig)
1029New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
705Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
944Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1090Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1171Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
450A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1888Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
629Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24768PMorohashi
386A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1379Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1466Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
506sakade
777Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
409henshall3
424Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
895Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1427Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1099Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu2Pinyin reading
bogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level