“Sudden change” in Japanese
Short answer
Sudden change in Japanese is “急転” (kyuuten). Full meaning: sudden change, sudden turn.
Other ways to say “Sudden change” in Japanese
豹変
hyouhen sudden change, complete change
激変
gekihen sudden change, upheaval
急転換
kyuutenkan sudden change
急変
kyuuhen sudden turn, sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident, emergency
急転回
kyuutenkai abrupt turn, sudden change
急轉
kyuuten sudden change, sudden turn
劇変
gekihen sudden change, upheaval
ひょう変
hyouhen sudden change, complete change
逆転
gyakuten reversal (of a situation), turnaround, turnabout, turning the tables, sudden change; reversal (of direction of rotation)
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