JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 翻: "flip, turn over, wave"
The kanji 翻 means "flip, turn over, wave, flutter, change (mind)". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ホン, ハン in on'yomi and ひるがえ.る, ひるがえ.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホンハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひるがえ.るひるがえ.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | flip, turn over, wave, flutter, change (mind) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1465 of 2,501 |
Common words with 翻
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 翻弄having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with
- 翻訳translation · deciphering; decoding
- 翻す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.)
- 身を翻すto turn aside adroitly; to dodge
- 翻るto flutter (in the wind); to wave; to flap; to fly · to turn over; to flip over
- 反旗を翻すto rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
- 翻han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
- 翻意changing one's mind
- 翻訳家translator
- 翻案adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
- 翻訳機translator (device, program); translation machine
- 翻訳者translator
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