Kanji Detail for 飜 - "to turn over, to translate, to flutter"

飜

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

飜 means "to turn over, to translate, to flutter."
1. Flutter - To wave; to flip over.
2. Turn over - To reverse; to invert.
3. Translate - To convert between languages.
Tattoo check: 飜
- Verified meaning: to turn over, to translate, to flutter
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

flip over; upset; capsize

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

flip over, upset, capsize

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 翻[fan1]
Onyomi

han(ハン)

hon(ホン)
Kunyomi

hiruga.eru(ひるがえ-る)

hirugae.su(ひるがえ-す)
Strokes

21 strokes
Radical

飛 (tobu)
Related Keywords

to flutter to turn over to translate flip invert u-turn overturn reverse capsize convert change pivot rotate shift spin swivel topple transform tumble upend roll