EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change; comeback

    形勢は逆転した。
    Now the shoe is on the other foot.
  2. reversal (of direction of rotation)

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

Kun
さかさか.ささか.らう
On
ギャクゲキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
683 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-6SKIP code
2q6.8The Kanji Dictionary
3830.4Four corner code
960deroo
9006Unicode hex code
1-21-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4685Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6041New Nelson (John Haig)
3091New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3835Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1966Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2662Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1959Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2109Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
857A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1235Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
790Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38849PMorohashi
646A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
444Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
451Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
758sakade
956Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
675henshall3
695Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
386Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
685Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1978Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ni4Pinyin reading
yeogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
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