Meaning of ひっくり返す in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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ひっくり返す, 引っくり返す, 引っ繰り返す, 引繰り返すJLPT 2
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Kana Readingひっくりかえす, ひっくりがえす
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Romajihikkurikaesu, hikkurigaesu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `su` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to knock over; to tip over
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset; to reverse
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Example Sentences
ひっくり返す, 引っくり返す, 引っ繰り返す, 引繰り返す, ひっくりかえす, ひっくりがえす used in context
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He turned the table upside down.
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I turned the table upside down to fix it.
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熊は岩の下にいる、肥った虫をさがして、石という石をひっくりかえした。
The bear left no stone unturned in his search for fat bugs under the rocks.
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It's raining buckets outside.
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All our things were turned upside down.
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The record is finished. Turn it over to the other side.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
On: イン
Kun: ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける
4 strokes
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