18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

flip, turn over, wave, flutter, change (mind)

Kun'yomi
  • to flutter (in the wind) ②to turn over ③to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.)
  • to turn over ②to change (one's mind) ③to fly (flag, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ホン
  • ハン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ホン 72.7%
ひるがえひるがえ 27.3%

Character Breakdown

flip, turn over, wave
ホン ひるがえ.る ハン (8th, N1)
turn, number in a series
バン つが.い は (2nd, N3)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン ベン サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)

Common Words

trifling with ②tossing about (a ship)
to turn over ②to change (one's mind) ③to fly (flag, etc.)
translation ②deciphering ③translation
to flutter (in the wind) ②to turn over ③to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.)
translator (device, program)
changing one's mind
turning upside-down
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 7FFB
JIS X 0208 1-43-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3681
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4694
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1897
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1551
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 28814X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1826
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 596
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 606
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1659
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1903
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 760
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1575
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1930
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6b12.3
Four corner code 2762.0
De Roo Code 2253