# 翻 — turn over; flutter

翻 means “turn over; flutter”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: ホン (hon). Kun'yomi: ひるがえ(る) (hirugaeru). You'll see it in words such as 翻す (hirugaesu, “to turn over”).

- Meaning: turn over; flutter
- On'yomi: ホン (hon)
- Kun'yomi: ひるがえ(る) (hirugaeru)
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Change & making

## How to remember 翻

Parts: 番 turn in a series · 羽 wings

## Words with 翻

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 翻す | ひるがえす (hirugaesu) | to turn over |
| 翻る | ひるがえる (hirugaeru) | to flutter; to wave |

## Don't confuse it with

[審](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hearing/)

## More in the “Change & making” set

[融](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fuse/) · [廃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abolish/) · [創](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/originate/) · [縮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shrink/) · [衰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/decline/) · [翻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/turn-over/) · [凝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/congeal/) · [矯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/straighten/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/turn-over/. Last updated 2026-11-01.