Meaning

Primary

To Be Overturned

Alternatives

To Be Reversed, To Be Retracted, To Topple Over

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means capsize but the verb version is what happens when a plan or idea capsizes. It going to be overturned. It was a bad idea, go back, don't do it or we'll all sink!

Reading

くつがえる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Of all the ideas that need to be overturned, it's the ones from the guy (くつがえ). He thinks we should only wear shoes. Not shoes and nothing else, but shoes all over our entire bodies. Yikes, now that's an idea I'd like to be retracted, guy.

Context

Context Sentences

スポーツはずっとそんなに好きではなかったんですが、一度野球の試合を見に行った時にそれが覆りまして、今ではマリナーズの大ファンです。

I didn’t always like sports, but that was overturned once I went to see a baseball game and now I’m a big fan of the Mariners.

Kanji Composition