転覆

See also: 顛覆 and 顚覆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
転 覆
てん
Grade: 3
ふく > ぷく
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
轉覆 (kyūjitai)
顛覆

Etymology

転 is a daiyōji replacing 顚.

Pronunciation

Noun

転(てん)覆(ぷく) • (tenpuku) 

  1. capsizing, overturn

Verb

転(てん)覆(ぷく)する • (tenpuku suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 転(てん)覆(ぷく)し (tenpuku shi), past 転(てん)覆(ぷく)した (tenpuku shita))

  1. (intransitive)
    1. to overturn (physically)
      Synonyms: 横転する (ōten suru), ひっくり返る (hikkurikaeru)
    2. (of a government, authority) to be overthrown
      Synonym: 倒れる (taoreru)
  2. (transitive)
    1. to overthrow (physically)
      Synonym: ひっくり返す (hikkurikaesu)
    2. to subvert (a government, authority)
      Synonyms: 倒す (taosu), 打倒する (datō suru)

Conjugation

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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