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What does 逆転 (ぎゃくてん, gyakuten) mean?

逆転 (ぎゃくてん, gyakuten) means reversal, turnaround, comeback.

Quick facts
Readingぎゃくてん
Romajigyakuten
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ぎゃくてん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongyakuten

reversal, turnaround, comeback

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive reversal (of direction of rotation)

Example sentences

  • We won the game with a comeback in the ninth inning.

  • The situation reversed in an instant.

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