変遷(へんせん)

へんせん
noun
transition; change over time
1. transition; change over time; evolution
The process of gradual change and development through history.
言葉(ことば)の変遷(へんせん)を研究(けんきゅう)する。
To research the evolution of language.
時代(じだい)の変遷(へんせん)とともに変(か)わった。
It changed with the passage of time.
歴史(れきし)の変遷(へんせん)をたどる。
To trace the changes through history.

変遷(へんせん) refers to gradual change and evolution over time, typically used when discussing historical or social developments.

WORD FORMATION:
変(へん) (change) + 遷(せん) (shift/move) = transition over time

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 時代(じだい)の変遷(へんせん): changes through the ages
  • 歴史(れきし)の変遷(へんせん): historical transitions
  • 変遷(へんせん)をたどる: to trace changes/evolution
  • 言葉(ことば)の変遷(へんせん): evolution of language
  • 変遷(へんせん)を経(へ)る: to go through changes

TYPICAL SUBJECTS:

  • 社会(しゃかい)の変遷(へんせん): social changes
  • 文化(ぶんか)の変遷(へんせん): cultural evolution
  • 制度(せいど)の変遷(へんせん): institutional changes

REGISTER:
Formal/academic. Common in scholarly writing and historical discussions.

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Added 2026.1.16 17:12 · Revised 2026.2.4 14:08
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