Japanese

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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

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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

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(ぎゃく)(てん)() (gyakutengachi

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

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

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Verb

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(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

Conjugation

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Antonyms

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