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Meaning of 逆転(ぎゃくてん) in Japanese

逆転, 逆点
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ぎゃくてん
Romaji
gyakuten
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    (sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
    Example sentence
    松井、起死回生逆転満塁サヨナラホームラン Matsui pulled the Giants back from the brink with a grand slam that gave them a come-from-behind victory.

Examples of 逆転, 逆点, ぎゃくてん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

9 strokes

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

On'Yomi: ギャク, ゲキ

Kun'Yomi: さか, さか.さ, さか.らう

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

revolve, turn around, change

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: ころ.がる, ころ.げる, ころ.がす, ころ.ぶ, まろ.ぶ, うたた, うつ.る, くる.めく

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JLPT 3

9 strokes

spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: つ.ける, つ.く, た.てる, さ.す, とぼ.す, とも.す, ぼち

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