表層形
ドンデン返し
ドンデンガエシ
名詞
ドンデン返し (ドンデンガエシ)
Dondengaeshi · どんでんがえし — (sudden) complete reversal (of plot), unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
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ドンデン返し in rōmaji: dondengaeshi.
名詞
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Updated: 2026年10月4日
📖 Grammar Information
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ドンデン返し
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
どんでん返し
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| 読み (Reading) |
ドンデンガエシ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
ドンデン返し
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| 読み・基本形 |
ドンデンガエシ
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| 表記・基本形 |
ドンデン返し
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| 見出し語の読み |
ドンデンガエシ
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💡 English Meaning
ドンデン返し means “(sudden) complete reversal (of plot), unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene” — full definition & examples →
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ドンデンガエシ
Lemma: どんでん返し
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