転進

てんしん

Also written 転針

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive change of course; changing direction
2. shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat (used in place of 退却 by the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII)

Kanji

• 転 turn. Read as テン.
• 進 advance. Read as シン.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists