Keyword
flip over
- flip
- turn over
- wave
- flutter
- change (mind)
- Frequency
- #1465
- Strokes
- 18
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 2060
Readings
ホン67%
ひるがえ33%
Mnemonic
A bird takes its place in a series of acrobats, feathers fluttering, and it will flip over in mid-air.
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Used in vocabulary
翻弄
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship); buffeting
Noun
翻す
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to take back (one's words); to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind; to let flutter
Godan verb
翻る
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to flap; to fly; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch; to alter; to flip
Godan verb