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    3. 逆転

    逆転

    逆ぎゃく転てん

    reversal (of a situation)

    N1KMT4News #3+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab20 strokes

    逆点

    ぎゃくてん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    reversal (of a situation), turnaround, turnabout, turning the tables, sudden change
    2.
    reversal (of direction of rotation)

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    試し合あいは最さい後ごの最さい後ごで逆ぎゃく転てんした。

    The game was reversed at the very end.

    KMT3Sports & Martial Arts
    彼かれは不ふ利りな状じょう況きょうを逆ぎゃく転てんさせた。

    He turned around the disadvantageous situation.

    KMT4Daily Life
    野や球きゅうの試し合あいで、9回かい裏うらに劇げき的てきな逆ぎゃく転てん勝しょう利りを収おさめた。

    In the baseball game, they achieved a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the bottom of the 9th inning.

    KMT4Sports & Martial Arts
    マラソンで、彼かれはゴール直ちょく前ぜんでトップを逆ぎゃく転てんした。

    In the marathon, he overtook the leader just before the finish line.

    KMT4Sports & Martial Arts
    この政せい策さくは経けい済ざいの状じょう況きょうを逆ぎゃく転てんさせる可か能のう性せいを秘ひめている。

    This policy holds the potential to reverse the economic situation.

    KMT5Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    逆
    さか・さか.さ・さか.らう…(2)
    inverted・reverse・opposite・wicked
    転
    ころ.がる・ころ.げる・ころ.がす・ころ.ぶ・まろ.ぶ・うたた…(3)
    revolve・turn around・change
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