Japanese symbol for “flipping”
反転
はんてん
Romaji: hanten
rolling over; turning over
In Japanese, flipping is 反転, read はんてん (hanten).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs rolling over; turning over
- n, vi, vs turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); inversion; flipping
- n, vi, vs producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive (photo)
- n, vi, vs circle inversion; plane inversion (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “flipping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ぱらぱら | ぱらぱら parapara | flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling |
| ぺらっと | ぺらっと peratto | flipping (e.g. a page); peeling off |
| フリッピング | フリッピング furippingu | flipping; ring inversion |
| 反覆 | はんぷく hanpuku | reversing; turning around; flipping |
| リバーサル | リバーサル ribaasaru | reversal; inversion; flipping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反対 | はんたい hantai | opposition; resistance; antagonism |
| 反応 | はんのう hannou | reaction; response |
| 違反 | いはん ihan | violation; offense; offence |
| 反発 | はんぱつ hanpatsu | opposition; rebellion; revolt |
| 反省 | はんせい hansei | reflection; reconsideration; introspection |
| 反乱 | はんらん hanran | insurrection; mutiny; rebellion |
| 運転 | うんてん unten | operation (of a machine); running; working |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ jitensha | bicycle; bike |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.