翻る

• 読み: ひるがえる
• ローマ字: hirugaeru
• 漢字の分解: 翻 (hon/hiru) — flip over, flutter, translate
• 発音: /çi.ɾɯ.ɡa.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To flutter; to wave; to turn over; to change suddenly. Describes rapid reversal or the swaying motion of fabric.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated on the る stem as a ra-row verb (翻る・翻った). Used for flags, cloaks, or banners caught by the wind, and metaphorically for opinions or situations that reverse abruptly. The sudden, visible nature of the change distinguishes it from gradual shifts.

例文

1. 強風で国旗が激しく翻った。
2. 裁判官の判決は前例を覆し、被告の運命が一瞬で翻った。
3. 舞台上で衣装が翻るたびに観客から歓声が上がった。

使い方ガイド

場面: narrative, journalism, ceremony, politics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese 翻る (hirugaeru), sharing roots with 翻す (hirugaesu, to turn over/reverse). The kanji 翻 depicts a feather over a field, suggesting the light, flipping motion of a bird's wing in flight.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated