Word Meaning どんでん返し

どんでんがえし dondengaeshi

どんでん返し is read as どんでんがえし (dondengaeshi) and means rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene.

Meaning

English

rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot)
unexpected twist (at end of story)

Reading

Kana

どんでんがえし

Romaji

dondengaeshi

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 125253 Priority T

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