EntryCommonWaniKani 49
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    overturning; capsizing

    積荷のバランスが取れなくて船は転覆した。
    Due to a lack of balance the ship turned over.
  2. overthrow (e.g. of a government)

Also written 顛覆【てんぷく】顚覆【てんぷく】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

revolve, turn around, change

Kun
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
On
テン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
327 of 2500
Radical
cart
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
7c4.3The Kanji Dictionary
5103.1Four corner code
1571deroo
8ee2Unicode hex code
1-37-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4615Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5948New Nelson (John Haig)
1480New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1872Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
420Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
449Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1656Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
515Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38234PMorohashi
354A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
433Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
479sakade
257Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
375henshall3
383Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
65Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.16busy_people
1773Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
427Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhuan3, zhuai3, zhuan4Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined

Kun
おお.うくつがえ.すくつがえ.る
On
フク
Strokes
18
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1378 of 2500
Radical
cover
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-6-12SKIP code
4c14.6The Kanji Dictionary
1024.7Four corner code
3267deroo
8986Unicode hex code
1-42-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4279Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5517New Nelson (John Haig)
2726New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3386Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1747Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2376Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1611Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1738Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1634A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1699Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34789PMorohashi
1765A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1634Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1744Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1735Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1906Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1686Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1640Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1625Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu4Pinyin reading
bog, buKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level