Word Meaning 大番狂わせ

おおばんくるわせ oobankuruwase

大番狂わせ is read as おおばんくるわせ (oobankuruwase) and means totally unexpected result.

Meaning

English

  1. totally unexpected result
  2. stunning upset

Reading

Kana

おおばんくるわせ

Romaji

oobankuruwase

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 79697 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

番狂わせ

ばんくるわせ

unexpected result

大一番

おおいちばん

decisive game

大死一番

たいしいちばん

exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary

二番目狂言

にばんめきょうげん

second play on the program

茶番狂言

ちゃばんきょうげん

farce

誇大妄想狂

こだいもうそうきょう

megalomania

角番大関

かどばんおおぜき

ozeki-ranked wrestler in danger of losing his rank

大丈夫

だいじょぶ

great man

大豆

だいず

soya bean (Glycine max)

大刀

たち

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

大統領

だいとうりょう

president (of a nation)

大盤振る舞い

おおばんぶるまい

corporate largess