Word Meaning 一転 (Itten): One Turn, Spinning Around

Meaning

English

one turn
spinning around
complete change
reversal
(an) about-face
sudden transformation

Reading

Kana

いってん

Romaji

itten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 18350 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一回転

いっかいてん

one revolution

一発逆転

いっぱつぎゃくてん

turning things around with a home run

一打逆転

いちだぎゃくてん

a complete turnabout via a single blow

一大転機

いちだいてんき

significant turning point

一転機

いちてんき

turning point

心機一転

しんきいってん

changing one's attitude

局面一転

きょくめんいってん

sudden reversal in the tide of events

一言

いちげん

single word

一家

いっか

(one's own) style

一夜

いちや

one night

一色

いっしき

same tendency

一度

いちど

temporarily

Example Sentences

2

彼は心機一転やり直した。

He turned over a new leaf in life.

心機一転して出直すのが一番だね。

You'll have to turn over a new leaf.