Hanten

反転 (Hanten) is a Japanese noun meaning “rolling over, turning over, turning around (the other way), reversal (of direction, course, etc.)”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbrolling over; turning over
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbturning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); inversion; flipping
  3. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbproducing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
  4. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcircle inversion; plane inversion

Examples

  • The enemy's plane suddenly turned toward us.

  • Spoilers ahead! If you don't mind that then read after highlighting (colour inverting).

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 反転

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