Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 七転八倒(しちてんばっとう) in Japanese

七転八倒, 七顛八倒
Kana Reading
しちてんばっとう, しってんばっとう
Romaji
shichitenbattō, shittenbattō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
    Example sentence
    週末胆石動いて七転八倒苦しみ味わったよ。 I spent the weekend writhing in agony when my gallstone started to move.

Examples of 七転八倒, 七顛八倒, しちてんばっとう, しってんばっとう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

10 strokes

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: たお.れる, -だお.れ, たお.す, さかさま, さかさ, さかしま

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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 5

2 strokes

seven

On'Yomi: シチ

Kun'Yomi: なな, なな.つ, なの

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

On'Yomi: ハチ

Kun'Yomi: や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう

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19 strokes

overturn, summit, origin

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: いただき, たお.れる

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