漢字道KANJIDO

18 strokesRadical

3Junior high level18 strokesRadical
On
ホン・ハン
Kun
ひるがえ.る・ひるがえ.す
Meaning
turn over; translate

Origin

ORIGIN

羽 "wing" with 番: to flip a wing over — to turn over, and to translate.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ホン翻意・翻訳・翻刻
ひるがえる翻る
ひるがえす翻す

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 翻訳ほんやく

    translation

  • 翻意ほんい

    changing one's mind

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

小説を日本語に翻訳した。

The novel was translated into Japanese.

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