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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
    世界中の人が同じ言語を話すわけではないので、多大な努力を払って翻訳が行われている。Because people in the world don't speak the same language, much effort is now devoted to translation.tatoeba
    彼は秘書にその手紙を英語に翻訳させた。He had his secretary translate the letter into English.tatoeba
  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

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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
翻字ほんじ
transliteration
翩翻へんぽん
fluttering (flag, etc.)
翻車魚まんぼう
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
翻訳家ほんやくか
translator
翻訳権ほんやくけん
translation rights (to a book)
機械翻訳きかいほんやく
machine translation
翻訳するほんやくする
to translate
翻弄するほんろうする
to have

Additional Examples

彼はその本をフランス語から英語に翻訳した。
He translated the book from French into English.tatoeba
彼はその一節を英語に翻訳した。
He rendered the passage into English.tatoeba
彼はそのフランスの小説を翻訳するのに３か月以上かかった。
The translation of the French novel took him more than three months.tatoeba

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 翻

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