Japanese word

反転

Pronunciation

Romajihanten

Meaning

  • nounflip

Example

写真を反転します。sha shin o han ten shi ma su

I will flip the photo.

Illustration for 反転 (flip)

More examples

この機能を使うと、画面の色が反転します。ko no ki nō o tsuka u to ga men no iro ga han ten shi ma su

When you use this feature, the colors on the screen are inverted.

Core concept

It describes changing the orientation of something so that it faces or appears in the opposite direction.

Common phrases

  • 画像の反転ga zō no han ten

    image inversion

  • 左右の反転sa yū no han ten

    horizontal flipping

  • 色の反転iro no han ten

    color inversion

Similar words

裏返しuragaeshi: A change that turns an object or image so that its other side faces forward.

Definition in Japanese

写真や図形などの向きを左右または上下逆にすること。sha shin ya zu kei na do no mu ki o sa yū ma ta wa jō ge gyaku ni su ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound combines 反 (han, "against" or "opposite") and 転 (ten, "turning"), giving the sense of turning something to the opposite orientation.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese technical descriptions, 反転 (hanten) commonly covers photo flipping and screen reversal, while English often uses the more casual word flip.

Other meanings

  • inversionnoun

Related words

  • 反転するhantensuruinvertverb

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