逆転勝ち

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逆 転 勝
ぎゃく
Grade: 5
てん
Grade: 3
か > が
Grade: 3
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
逆轉勝ち (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 逆転 (gyakuten, “reversal, turnabout”) +‎ 勝ち (kachi, “win, victory”). The kachi changes to gachi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

逆(ぎゃく)転(てん)勝(が)ち • (gyakutengachi) 

  1. comeback victory, coming from behind to win
  2. winning after defeat seems certain

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “comeback victory”): 逆転負け
  • (antonym(s) of “winning after defeat seems certain”): 逆転負け

Derived terms

  • 大逆転勝ち

Verb

逆(ぎゃく)転(てん)勝(が)ちする • (gyakutengachi suru) suru (stem 逆(ぎゃく)転(てん)勝(が)ちし (gyakutengachi shi), past 逆(ぎゃく)転(てん)勝(が)ちした (gyakutengachi shita))

  1. come from behind to win
  2. win after defeat seems certain

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “to come from behind to win”): 逆転負けする
  • (antonym(s) of “to win after defeat seems certain”): 逆転負けする
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