Translation guide
The concept of displacement covers several distinct meanings in English: physical movement from a position, emotional substitution, and technical uses in physics and engineering. This guide helps learners express each meaning naturally in Japanese.
To express that something or someone is moved from its usual place, or the act of moving it.
General term for movement or transfer of people or objects from one place to another. Can be used for both the act and the result.
人口の移動が増えている。
Population displacement is increasing.
家具の移動を手伝ってください。
Please help with the displacement of the furniture.
Technical term for displacement in physics or engineering, referring to the change in position of an object. Not used in everyday conversation.
物体の変位を測定する。
Measure the displacement of the object.
Refers to a shift, gap, or misalignment. Often used for slight displacements or discrepancies.
印刷に少しずれがある。
There is a slight displacement in the printing.
To force someone or something out of a place; to evict or expel. Implies a more forceful displacement.
彼はアパートから追い出された。
He was displaced from his apartment.
To describe people being forced to leave their homes due to conflict, disaster, or development.
Evacuation or taking refuge. Commonly used for displacement due to disasters or danger.
地震で多くの人が避難した。
Many people were displaced by the earthquake.
Eviction or forced removal from a place, often used in legal or urban development contexts.
To express the defense mechanism where emotions are transferred from the original source to a substitute target.
Replacement or substitution. In psychology, it refers to displacing an emotion onto a different object.
怒りを他のものに置き換える。
Displace anger onto something else.
Taking out one's anger on someone or something unrelated; a common expression for emotional displacement in daily life.
彼は上司に怒られて、家族に八つ当たりした。
He was scolded by his boss and displaced his anger onto his family.
Shifting blame or responsibility onto another; can be used for emotional displacement in a more formal sense.
To refer to the amount of fluid moved by an object submerged in it, or the related concept in engines.
Displacement of a ship, or the volume of water displaced. Standard term in naval architecture.
この船の排水量は1万トンだ。
The displacement of this ship is 10,000 tons.
Engine displacement; the total volume of air/fuel mixture an engine can draw in. Used for cars and motorcycles.
General physics term for displacement (change in position). Also used in fluid contexts but less specific than 排水量.
The English word 'displacement' covers many distinct concepts. Do not assume a single Japanese word fits all contexts. Choose the appropriate term based on whether you mean physical movement, forced relocation, psychological substitution, or a technical measurement.
移動 (いどう) is the general word for movement or transfer, used in everyday language. 変位 (へんい) is a technical physics term for displacement as a vector quantity. Do not use 変位 for non-technical contexts.
Forced relocation or displacement, often used in historical or political contexts.
戦争による強制移住が問題になった。
Displacement due to war became a problem.
住民の立ち退きが行われた。
The displacement of residents was carried out.
Displace one's own failure onto others.
この車の排気量は2000ccです。
This car has a displacement of 2000cc.
Calculate the displacement of an object in a fluid.