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気が転倒する (きがてんとうする) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, suru verb (irregular)
lose one's presence of mind ; get flustered ; be thrown off balance
Describes a state of mental agitation where one cannot think clearly, often due to surprise, shock, or panic. The expression is somewhat formal and less common in casual speech.
彼かれ は 事じ 故こ の 現げん 場ば を 見み て 気き が 転てん 倒とう し た よう だ 。
He seemed to lose his presence of mind after seeing the accident scene.
Kanji 転 revolve, turn around, change 倒 overthrow, fall, collapse Similar words 慌あわ てる 慌てる is a common, everyday verb for panicking or rushing in confusion. 気が転倒する is more formal and emphasizes a mental state of being overwhelmed, often used in written or narrative contexts.
動どう 転てん する 動転する is a similar suru verb meaning to be upset or shocked. 気が転倒する is a longer, more emphatic expression with the same core meaning, but 動転する is slightly more common.
Etymology Composed of 気 (mind/spirit), が (subject marker), and 転倒する (to be overturned/upset). The literal image is of one's mind being turned upside down, leading to confusion.
