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逆ぎゃく転てん
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
1. reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change; comeback
2. reversal (of direction of rotation)
Kanji used
逆reverse転roll around
Pitch accent
ぎゃくてん
Used in vocabulary
逆ぎゃく転てん勝がち
comeback victory; comeback
Noun
一いち打だ逆ぎゃく転てん
a complete turnabout via a single blow
Noun
逆ぎゃく転てん分ぶん布ぷ係けい数すう
population inversion factor
Noun
逆ぎゃく転てん層そう
inversion layer
Noun
逆ぎゃく転てん優ゆう勝しょう
come-from-behind victory
Noun
形けい勢せい逆ぎゃく転てん
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
Noun
一いっ発ぱつ逆ぎゃく転てん
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
Noun
昼ちゅう夜や逆ぎゃく転てん
one's days and nights being reversed
Noun
再さい逆ぎゃく転てん
regaining the lead; turning the tables (again); second reversal
Noun
地ち磁じ気き逆ぎゃく転てん
geomagnetic reversal; reversal of Earth's magnetic field
Noun
逆ぎゃく転てん勝しょう利り
come-from-behind victory; comeback win
Noun
逆ぎゃく転てん劇げき
comeback (e.g. in sports); complete reversal; dramatic turnabout
Noun
Examples3
Now the shoe is on the other foot.
Matsui pulled the Giants back from the brink with a grand slam that gave them a come-from-behind victory.
Mulligan has been riding high since he seized the crown in a come-from-behind victory 14 months ago.