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逆転 (ぎゃくてん, gyakuten) Japanese meaning: reversal | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 逆転する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 逆ぎゃく 転てん する 逆ぎゃく 転てん しない Polite 逆ぎゃく 転てん します 逆ぎゃく 転てん しません Past polite 逆ぎゃく 転てん しました 逆ぎゃく 転てん しませんでした Past 逆ぎゃく 転てん した 逆ぎゃく 転てん しなかった Te-form 逆ぎゃく 転てん して 逆ぎゃく 転てん しないで Desire 逆ぎゃく 転てん したい 逆ぎゃく 転てん したくない Potential 逆ぎゃく 転てん できる 逆ぎゃく 転てん できない Passive 逆ぎゃく 転てん される 逆ぎゃく 転てん されない Causative 逆ぎゃく 転てん させる 逆ぎゃく 転てん させない Causative passive 逆ぎゃく 転てん させられる 逆ぎゃく 転てん させられない Volitional 逆ぎゃく 転てん しよう Polite volitional 逆ぎゃく 転てん しましょう Imperative 逆ぎゃく 転てん しろ 逆ぎゃく 転てん するな Conditional 逆ぎゃく 転てん すれば 逆ぎゃく 転てん しなければ Tara conditional 逆ぎゃく 転てん したら 逆ぎゃく 転てん しなかったら
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し
合あい
は
後こう
半はん
で
逆ぎゃく
転てん
し
た
。
The game turned around in the second half.
The situation reversed with his home run.
Usage patterns 〈 試し 合あい 〉 で 逆ぎゃく 転てん する to come from behind and win in a game/match
The team came from behind in the ninth inning and won.
〈 物もの 〉 が 逆ぎゃく 転てん する for a machine's rotation to reverse direction
When you flip the switch, the motor reverses direction.
〈 相あい 手て 〉 に 逆ぎゃく 転てん される to have the tables turned on you by an opponent
We got overtaken by our opponent in the last minute.
立たち 場ば が 逆ぎゃく 転てん する for two people's positions/roles to be reversed
Now the positions of the two of them have reversed.
Kanji 逆 inverted, reverse, opposite 転 revolve, turn around, change Related words· 9 起死回生 is a dramatic, idiomatic phrase for pulling off a miraculous save from near-defeat, while 逆転 is the everyday word for any reversal of a losing position.
勝ち越し in the sense of taking the lead refers narrowly to overtaking the opponent's score, while 逆転 more broadly means reversing any situation, not just a score, after being behind.
逆転する emphasizes a situation or result flipping to the opposite, while 覆る focuses on a decision or ruling being invalidated or reversed.
逆転 describes a sudden reversal of the situation, while 巻き返し emphasizes a sustained effort to regain lost ground.
Show 5 more 逆転 is the general word for any reversal or turnaround, while 逆転勝ち specifically means winning after being behind.
逆転 emphasizes a dramatic reversal of fortune, order, or outcome, while 反転 focuses on the physical or directional flipping of something.
逆転 implies a reversal of order, position, or outcome (e.g., a comeback in a game), while 一転 emphasizes a sudden, complete change in state or direction.
逆転 describes a reversal or turnaround, often in competitions or fortunes, while 転倒 refers more broadly to an inversion of order, logic, or position.
Don't confuse with 逆襲 focuses on the act of counterattacking or striking back, while 逆転 focuses on the resulting change in the overall outcome or situation.
反転 usually describes a physical flip or turning over, whereas 逆転 describes a reversal of standing, fortune, or direction of movement.
Word family· 15 second reversal; regaining the lead again; turning the tables again
dramatic turnaround; major reversal; great comeback
dramatic comeback; complete reversal; turnabout
Etymology Compound of 逆 (reverse) and 転 (turn, revolve). The meaning follows directly from the kanji components.
逆転 is the common word for a reversal of position, order, or fortune, while 倒錯 describes a more abstract or value-laden inversion, as in 価値の倒錯.
そう
complete turnabout with a single hit; dramatic reversal from one swing
Show 5 more dramatic reversal with one blow; turning the tables in one move
reversal of the situation; turn of the tables
reversal of day and night; day-night reversal
come-from-behind victory; comeback win
come-from-behind win; winning after defeat seemed certain
