Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to turn over.
  2. to change (one's mind), to reverse (one's decision), to take back (one's words), to retract (one's testimony, confession, etc.).
  3. to fly (a flag), to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind, to let flutter.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
翻す ひるがえす
 
飜す ひるがえす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

flip, turn over, wave
ホン ひるがえ.る ハン (8th, N1)
turn, number in a series
バン つが.い は (2nd, N3)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン ベン サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)