Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 大番狂わせ(おおばんくるわせ) in Japanese

大番狂わせ
Kana Reading
おおばんくるわせ
Romaji
ōbankuruwase
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    totally unexpected result; stunning upset
    Example sentence
    ヒンギスが一回戦敗退の大番狂わせ。 It was a big upset when Hingis was eliminated in the first round.

Examples of 大番狂わせ, おおばんくるわせ in a sentence

  • ヒンギスが一回戦敗退の大番狂わせ。

    It was a big upset when Hingis was eliminated in the first round.

Kanji in this word

狂 JLPT 1

7 strokes

lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse

On'Yomi: キョウ

Kun'Yomi: くる.う, くる.おしい, くるお.しい

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番 JLPT 3

12 strokes

turn, number in a series

On'Yomi: バン

Kun'Yomi: つが.い

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大 JLPT 5

3 strokes

large, big

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに

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