燕返し (tsubamegaeshi)

燕返し

つばめがえし

Romaji: tsubamegaeshi

Meaning

quickly reversed cut (sword technique)
swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal (MA)
swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique) (mahj)
completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile (mahj)

swallow (bird)

on: エン
kun: つばめ、つばくら、つばくろ

16 strokes

return, answer, fade

on: ヘン
kun: かえ.す、-かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る

7 strokes · JLPT 2

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