Kanji
Readingがえ
Frequency5%
Used in (48 in total)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
somersault; looping-the-loop
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to return a favor (favour); to repay
returning tit for tat; retaliating
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
somersault; tumble; roll
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night; changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body); acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
infantile regression
hitting the ball back to the pitcher; comebacker
ancient Japanese ladies' hairstyle
cramp in the leg
Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body
moonsault (type of somersault)
bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves
Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)
rat guard; disk of wood on storehouse pillars, ropes, etc.
point along a (mountain) pass beyond which a horse cannot travel
present given in return for funeral offering
returning half of a consolatory or celebratory gift
stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side; rapid change in a situation, person's attitude, etc.
inclined plane
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
reversing a single stone (othello)
belt grab reversal (judo)
(arch.) device with axle used to change the backdrop of a (kabuki) play; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku tofu on both sides
lightly re-dyeing something with indigo
digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product