変遷

• 読み: へんせん
• ローマ字: hensen
• 漢字の分解: 変 (hen/ka) — change, transform; 遷 (sen/utsu) — transition, move, shift
• 発音: /heɴ.seɴ/

意味

Transition; change over time; vicissitudes. The gradual process of transformation through successive stages.

A noun and する verb describing how something changes and develops across time. Unlike 変化 which can be sudden, 変遷 emphasises a series of gradual shifts over a longer period. Frequently used in historical, cultural, and academic discussions to trace how things have evolved from one era to another.

例文

1. 日本の食文化の変遷をたどる展覧会に行った。
2. この街は時代とともに大きく変遷してきた。
3. 言葉の意味は時代の変遷とともに変わる。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, academic, culture

トーン: reflective

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 変 (change) and 遷 (move, transition). The character 遷 suggests a deliberate, gradual shifting from one state to another, originally used for moving a capital city.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Academic