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Change By Reversal [逆転]

Change By Reversal
change to the contrary
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yaritori
noun, suru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[やりと(取)·り]
yaritori
[や(遣)·り·と(取)·り]
yaritori

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
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[ひ(引)·き·かえ(返)·す]
hikikaesu
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ひき(引)·かえ(返)·す]
hikikaesu
[ひ(引)·き·か·え·す]
hikikaesu

English Meanings:

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
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[と(解)·く]
toku
godan verb, transitive verb

English Meanings:

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
  2. to unsew; to unstitch
  3. to solve; to work out; to answer
  4. to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease
  5. to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)
  6. to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss
  7. to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
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[あらた(改)·め·る]
aratameru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[あらた(検)·め·る]
aratameru
[あらた(革)·め·る]
aratameru

English Meanings:

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to change; to alter; to revise; to replace
  2. to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve
  3. to examine; to check; to inspect
  4. to do properly; to do formally
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[かえ(帰)·る]
kaeru
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[かえ(還)·る]
kaeru
[かえ(歸)·る]
kaeru
Outdated Kanji

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
  2. to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)
  3. to get home; to get to home plate
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[いつわ(偽)·る]
itsuwaru
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[いつわ(詐)·る]
itsuwaru
[いつ(譃)·わ·る]
itsuwaru
Irregular Kanji

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to feign; to falsify
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to trick; to deceive
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[ぎゃく(逆)·もど(戻)·り]
gyakumodori
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
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[た(矯)·め·る]
tameru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

English Meanings:

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to straighten; to correct; to cure
  2. to falsify
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[ご(互)·かん(換)]
gokan
noun, suru verb, noun or verb acting prenominally

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. interchange
noun
  1. transposition
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. compatible (e.g. PC)
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[こう(交)·かん(換)]
koukan
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
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[すりか(替)·え·る]
surikaeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[す(摩)·り·か(替)·え·る]
surikaeru
[す(擦)·り·か(替)·え·る]
surikaeru
[す(掏)·り·か(替)·え·る]
surikaeru
[すり(掏)·か(替)·え·る]
surikaeru
[す(摺)·り·か(替)·え·る]
surikaeru

English Meanings:

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
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[と(取)·り·か(交)·わ·す]
torikawasu
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[とり(取)·か(交)·わ·す]
torikawasu

English Meanings:

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to exchange; to interchange
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[と(取)·り·か(替)·え·る]
torikaeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[と(取)·り·か(換)·え·る]
torikaeru
[と(取)·り·か·え·る]
torikaeru
[とり(取)·か(替)·え·る]
torikaeru
[とり(取)·か(換)·え·る]
torikaeru
[とり(取)·かえ(換)·る]
torikaeru

English Meanings:

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to exchange; to swap; to barter
  2. to replace; to substitute
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[しゅう(修)·せい(整)]
shuusei
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. adjustment; retouching (in photography)
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[しゅう(修)·せい(正)]
shuusei
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update; fix
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[せい(整)·りゅう(流)]
seiryuu
noun, suru verb, no adjective

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. rectification
  2. commutation
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[ただ(正)·す]
tadasu
godan verb, transitive verb

English Meanings:

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to correct; to rectify; to reform; to amend; to redress
  2. to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
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[き(切)·り·か(替)·わ·る]
kirikawaru
godan verb

English Meanings:

godan verb
  1. to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
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[ち(置)·かん(換)]
chikan
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. substitution; replacement
  2. permutation
  3. substitution; displacement
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[てい(訂)·せい(正)]
teisei
noun, suru verb, no adjective

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. correction; revision; amendment
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