Illustration: At an apartment entrance, a father has just reversed his refusal to let a muddy puppy inside. He now steps aside and spreads a towel invitingly across the threshold, smiling helplessly as the puppy raises one pleading paw.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

翻ひるがえす

hirugaesu

to reverse, to change one’s mind

Often used with a decision, position, or attitude. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 先さきに天誅組てんちゅうぐみに恭順きょうじゅんを約やくした高取藩たかとりはんは態度たいどを翻ひるがえし、兵糧ひょうろうの差さし出だしを断ことわってきた。

    The Takatori Domain who had promised their allegiance to Tenchu-gumi earlier changed their attitude and declined to supply food to Tenchu-gumi.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 会社かいしゃは値上ねあげの方針ほうしんを翻ひるがえした。

    The company reversed its decision to raise prices.

    Written by AI for Bebop

  3. 父ちちは態度たいどを翻ひるがえし、引ひっ越こしに賛成さんせいした。

    My father changed his mind and agreed to the move.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 翻

  • 翻flip; turn overOnホン・ハンKunひるがえる・ひるがえす

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