翻

flip, turn over, wave, flutter, change (mind)

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ハンホン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ひるがえ.すひるがえ.る

Stroke Order

18 / 18

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:18

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1465

Vocabulary

ホン

Word	Reading	Meaning
翻訳	ホンヤク	translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
翻案	ホンアン	adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
翻意	ホンイ	changing one's mind
翻弄	ホンロウ	having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship); buffeting
機械翻訳	キカイホンヤク	machine translation; mechanical translation; automatic translation

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
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.); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind; to let flutter
翻す	こぼす	to spill; to drop; to shed (tears); to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
翻る	ひるがえる	to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to flap; to fly; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch; to alter; to flip
翻車魚	まんぼう	ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
翻車魚	マンボウ	ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

turn, number in a series

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