Japanese Word Entry

飜す

Simplified Japanese form: 翻す

Kana:ひるがえす
Romaji:hirugaesu
Definitions:
  1. to turn over

  2. to change (one's mind), to reverse (one's decision), to take back (one's words), to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.)

  3. to fly (a flag), to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind, to let flutter

Alternative form:
  • 飜す 【 ひるがえす (hirugaesu) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

flip over, upset, capsize
Readings
Mandarin: ㄈㄢ (fān)
Cantonese: faan1
Japanese: ハン (han)、 ホン (hon) / ひるがえ.す (hirugaesu)、 ひるがえ.る (hirugaeru)
Korean: 번 (beon)
Vietnamese: phiên
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