Lingakuひっくり返る【ひっくりかえる】
Frequency rank: 8,660. – 8,673.
- to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to capsize
- to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over; to lie on one's back
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- ひっくり返る【ひっくりかえる】【ひっくりがえる】Frequency rank: 8,660. – 8,673.
- 引っくり返る【ひっくりかえる】【ひっくりがえる】
- 引っ繰り返る【ひっくりかえる】【ひっくりがえる】
- 引繰り返る【ひっくりかえる】【ひっくりがえる】
- ひっくりかえる
- ひっくりがえる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to capsize
- to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over; to lie on one's back
This meaning refers to something being flipped over or turned in the opposite direction, often used in contexts like objects being reversed or accidents occurring.
The car overturned.
He turned the box over.
This meaning is used when referring to something or someone falling over or collapsing, generally indicating a loss of balance or an uncontrolled motion.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ひっくりかえるひっくり返るto be overturnedくるま車がひっくりかえるひっくり返るthe car overturnsじけん事件がひっくりかえるひっくり返るthe incident is reversedひっくりかえってひっくり返ってねる寝るto lie on one's backもの物がひっくりかえるひっくり返るthings turn overひっくりかえるひっくり返るけっか結果an overturned resultかぜ風によってひっくりかえるひっくり返るto be toppled over by the windぼうとボートがひっくりかえるひっくり返るthe boat capsizesみず水がひっくりかえるひっくり返るthe water spills overじょうきょう状況がひっくりかえるひっくり返るthe situation turns upside down
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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His car turned over several times before falling into the river.
Sometimes being overcautious in planning could upset the apple cart.
The vase on my desk overturned when I jumped up in surprise.
So much has happened. It's as if the whole world is flipped upside down.