転用(てんよう)

てんよう
noun, verb (suru)
diversion; repurposing; converting to a different use
1. diversion; repurposing; conversion to a different use
Using something for a purpose other than its original intended use. Often used for land, buildings, funds, or technology.
農地(のうち)を転用(てんよう)する。
To convert farmland to a different use.
空(あ)きビルを店舗(てんぽ)に転用(てんよう)した。
They converted a vacant building into a shop.
軍事(ぐんじ)技術(ぎじゅつ)を民間(みんかん)に転用(てんよう)することで、新(あたら)しい製品(せいひん)が生(う)まれた。
New products were created by repurposing military technology for civilian use.

転用(てんよう) is a noun that can function as a suru verb (転用(てんよう)する).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 農地(のうち)を転用(てんよう)する (convert farmland)
  • 技術(ぎじゅつ)を転用(てんよう)する (repurpose technology)
  • 資金(しきん)を転用(てんよう)する (divert funds)
  • 軍事(ぐんじ)転用(てんよう) (military diversion/repurposing)

In legal and administrative contexts, 農地(のうち)転用(てんよう) (farmland conversion) is a regulated process that requires government approval. The word implies a deliberate, planned change of purpose rather than casual reuse.

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