ぎゃくてん – Vocabulary details

ぎゃくてん

Meanings

Noun

Verb (する, transitive)

1. reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change; comeback

2. reversal (of direction of rotation)

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

ぎゃ

くてん

Conjugations...Used in: 5

Composed of

ぎゃく

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

てん

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

Used in vocabulary (18 in total)

いっぱつぎゃくてん

turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

だいぎゃくてん

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

けいせいぎゃくてん

the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

ちゅうやぎゃくてん

one's days and nights being reversed

ぎゃくてんがち

comeback victory; comeback

ぎゃくてんホームラン

unexpected comeback

ぎゃくてんゆうしょう

come-from-behind victory

さいぎゃくてん

regaining the lead; turning the tables (again); second reversal

ぎゃくてんそう

inversion layer

いちだぎゃくてん

a complete turnabout via a single blow

ぎゃくてんむざい

reversal of a guilty verdict; acquittal on appeal

ぎゃくてんさいばん

Ace Attorney (video game series)

ぎゃくてんぶんぷけいすう

population inversion factor

ちじきぎゃくてん

geomagnetic reversal; reversal of Earth's magnetic field

ぎゃくてんしょうり

come-from-behind victory; comeback win

ぎゃくてんげき

comeback (e.g. in sports); complete reversal; dramatic turnabout

ぎゃくてんまけ

loss from a winning position; reversal