だい
大
ぎゃく
逆
てん
転

noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. dramatic turn-around, major reversal, great comeback, game changer.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
だい
大
ぎゃく
逆
てん
転
 大逆転 だいぎゃくてん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
inverted, reverse, opposite
ギャク　さか　ゲキ (5th, N2)
disobedient
ゲキ　ギャク　ハク
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
left hand, old grass radical (no. 45)
テツ　サ　ひだりて (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
walking radical(⻌) variant
しんにょう
revolve, turn around, change
テン　ころ.がる　うたた (3rd, N4)
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
say
ウン　い.う　ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)