How do you say "to reverse" in Japanese?

“To reverse” in Japanese

Short answer

翻す hirugaesu ひるがえす

To reverse in Japanese is “翻す” (hirugaesu). Full meaning: to turn over; to change (one's mind), to reverse (one's decision), to take back (one's words), to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.); to fly (a flag), to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind, to let flutter.

Other ways to say “To reverse” in Japanese

覆す kutsugaesu to overturn, to capsize, to upset; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule 翻せる hirugaeseru to turn over; to change (one's mind), to reverse (one's decision), to take back (one's words), to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.); to fly (a flag), to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind, to let flutter 翻がえす hirugaesu to turn over; to change (one's mind), to reverse (one's decision), to take back (one's words), to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.); to fly (a flag), to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind, to let flutter ひるがえせる hirugaeseru to turn over; to change (one's mind), to reverse (one's decision), to take back (one's words), to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.); to fly (a flag), to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind, to let flutter ひるがえす hirugaesu to turn over; to change (one's mind), to reverse (one's decision), to take back (one's words), to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.); to fly (a flag), to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind, to let flutter 覆せる kutsugaeseru to overturn, to capsize, to upset; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule 覆えす kutsugaesu to overturn, to capsize, to upset; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule くつがえせる kutsugaeseru to overturn, to capsize, to upset; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule くつがえす kutsugaesu to overturn, to capsize, to upset; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule ひっくり返す hikkurikaesu to turn over, to turn upside down, to turn up, to turn inside out, to turn out; to knock over, to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision), to upset, to reverse 翻し hirugaeshi to turn over; to change (one's mind), to reverse (one's decision), to take back (one's words), to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.); to fly (a flag), to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind, to let flutter

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