Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to flip-flop; to do an about-face; to flip over one's hand

    Idiomatic expression

  2. to do something easy

    Idiomatic expression

Also written 手の平を返す【てのひらをかえす】掌を返す【てのひらをかえす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hand

Kun
て--てた-
On
シュ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
60 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3, 2-1-3SKIP code
3c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2050.0Four corner code
2247deroo
624bUnicode hex code
1-28-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1827Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2060New Nelson (John Haig)
3456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
637Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11768Morohashi
32A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28sakade
54Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
35henshall3
30Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
57crowley
170Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

return, answer, fade, repay

Kun
かえ.す-かえ.すかえ.る-かえ.る
On
ヘン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
685 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-4SKIP code
2q4.5The Kanji Dictionary
3130.4Four corner code
3367deroo
8fd4Unicode hex code
1-42-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4670Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6020New Nelson (John Haig)
3060New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3797Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1940Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2633Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
725Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
782Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
586A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
307Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38758PMorohashi
389A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
442Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
448Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
316sakade
950Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
412henshall3
289Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
477crowley
184Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
681Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
733Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fan3Pinyin reading
banKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level