Word Meaning 一転

いってん itten

一転 is read as いってん (itten) and means one turn.

Meaning

English

  1. one turn
  2. spinning around
  3. complete change
  4. reversal
  5. (an) about-face
  6. 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 18262 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

いってんき

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

ひとこと

single word

一家

いっか

(one's own) style

一夜

いちや

one night

一度

いちど

temporarily

一方

いっぽう

on the one hand

Example Sentences

2

He turned over a new leaf in life.

You'll have to turn over a new leaf.