逆転 (ぎゃくてん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

逆転 (ぎゃくてん) means reversal / turn-around / sudden change.

See example sentences below.

逆転 at a glance

逆転

ぎゃくてんgyakuten

N1noun

reversal / turn-around / sudden change

逆転ぎゃくてんgyakutenN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

reversal / turn-around / sudden change

Example 1

試合で最後に逆転した。

Translation

We made a last-minute turn-around in the game.

Example 2

計画が逆転してしまった。

Translation

The plan suddenly changed completely.