Word Meaning 逆転

ぎゃくてん gyakuten

逆転 is read as ぎゃくてん (gyakuten) and means reversal (of direction of rotation).

Meaning

English

reversal (of direction of rotation)
reversal (of a situation)
turnaround
turnabout
turning the tables
sudden change

Reading

Kana

ぎゃくてん

Romaji

gyakuten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 10755 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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逆回転

ぎゃくかいてん

spinning the opposite way

逆転勝ち

ぎゃくてんがち

winning after defeat seems certain

逆転分布係数

ぎゃくてんぶんぷけいすう

population inversion factor

逆転優勝

ぎゃくてんゆうしょう

upset victory

逆転写

ぎゃくてんしゃ

reverse transcription

逆転ホームラン

ぎゃくてんほーむらん

unexpected comeback

逆転層

ぎゃくてんそう

inversion layer

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)

再逆転

さいぎゃくてん

regaining the lead

形勢逆転

けいせいぎゃくてん

the situation reverses itself

Example Sentences

形勢は逆転した。

Now the shoe is on the other foot.

オリンピックのせいで完全に昼夜逆転してる。

My sleeping patterns have been turned upside down due to the Olympics.

さっきの試合、最後に逆転されておまえが負けるんじゃないかと思ってハラハラしたぞ。

The near-comeback at the end of the game earlier put me on the edge of my seat thinking that you might lose.

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