Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ぎゃく
Grade: 5
てん
Grade: 3
か > が
Grade: 3
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
逆轉勝ち (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of 逆転 (gyakuten, reversal, turnabout) +‎ 勝ち (kachi, win, victory). The kachi changes to gachi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun edit

(ぎゃく)(てん)() (gyakutengachi

  1. comeback victory, coming from behind to win
  2. winning after defeat seems certain

Antonyms edit

  • (antonym(s) of comeback victory): 逆転負け
  • (antonym(s) of winning after defeat seems certain): 逆転負け

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

(ぎゃく)(てん)()する (gyakutengachi surusuru (stem (ぎゃく)(てん)() (gyakutengachi shi), past (ぎゃく)(てん)()した (gyakutengachi shita))

  1. come from behind to win
  2. win after defeat seems certain

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