Word Meaning 転覆

てんぷく tempuku

転覆 is read as てんぷく (tempuku) and means overthrow (e.g. of a government).

Meaning

English

overthrow (e.g. of a government)
overturning
capsizing

Reading

Kana

てんぷく

Romaji

tempuku

Writing Variants

顛覆てんぷく tempuku
顚覆てんぷく tempuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 5652 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

国家転覆

こっかてんぷく

subversion (of the state)

転嫁

てんか

second marriage

転載

てんさい

reprinting

転出証明

てんしゅつしょうめい

change of address certificate

転義

てんぎ

transferred meaning

転び伴天連

ころびばてれん

former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period)

転筋

てんきん

cramp in the calf

転地療養

てんちりょうよう

seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate

転属

てんぞく

changing assignments

転化糖

てんかとう

invert sugar

転写捺染

てんしゃなっせん

transfer print

転載禁止

てんさいきんし

reproduction prohibited