てんぷく
Tenpuku
Other forms: 顛覆、顚覆、転ぷく
転覆 (Tenpuku) is a Japanese noun meaning “overturning, capsizing, overthrow (e.g. of a government)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verboverturning; capsizing
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verboverthrow (e.g. of a government)
Examples
その列車は転覆した。
The train was overturned.
大波がフェリーを転覆させた。
A big wave turned the ferry over.
大波で彼らのボートは転覆した。
The huge waves upset their boat.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).