Word Meaning 形勢逆転

けいせいぎゃくてん keiseigyakuten

形勢逆転 is read as けいせいぎゃくてん (keiseigyakuten) and means the situation reverses itself.

Meaning

English

the situation reverses itself
the table is turned
the shoe is on the other foot

Reading

Kana

けいせいぎゃくてん

Romaji

keiseigyakuten

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 68661 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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形勢

けいせい

condition

形勢不利

けいせいふり

situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)

形勢有利

けいせいゆうり

situation (turn of events) being favorable (advantageous)

逆転

ぎゃくてん

reversal (of direction of rotation)

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

大逆転

だいぎゃくてん

Trading Places (1983 film)

逆回転

ぎゃくかいてん

spinning the opposite way

再逆転

さいぎゃくてん

regaining the lead

昼夜逆転

ちゅうやぎゃくてん

one's days and nights being reversed

地磁気逆転

ちじきぎゃくてん

geomagnetic reversal

逆転勝ち

ぎゃくてんがち

winning after defeat seems certain