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翻

flip
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingホン、ハン
Kun readingひるがえ.る、ひるがえ.す
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. flipRtK
  2. turn over
  3. wave
  4. flutter
  5. change (mind)
  1. to turn over
  2. to change (one's mind)
  3. to reverse (one's decision)
  4. to take back (one's words)
  5. to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.)

Popular Usage

翻訳

Radicals and components

Radical羽featherComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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dice · animal tracks · drop (丶) · rice (米) · rice field (田) · brains · feathers · wings

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2060

Compound words

翻訳ほんやく
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
翻すひるがえす
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to take back (one's words); to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.)
翻るひるがえる
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to flap; to fly; to turn over
翻案ほんあん
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
翻意ほんい
changing one's mind
翻弄ほんろう
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of

Stroke Order

18 strokes

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