回天

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Chinese

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to circle; to go back; to turn around
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam
 
day; sky; heaven
trad. (回天/迴天) /
simp. (回天)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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回天

  1. (figuratively) to save a desperate situation

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (回天):
  • Japanese: 回天(かいてん) (kaiten)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 2
てん
Grade: 1
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
廻天
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Etymology

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is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かい)(てん) (kaitenくわいてん (kwaiten)?

  1. (figuratively) changing the worsening situation for the better; turning the tide

Verb

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(かい)(てん)する (kaiten suruくわいてん (kwaiten)?suru (stem (かい)(てん) (kaiten shi), past (かい)(てん)した (kaiten shita))

  1. (figuratively) to change the worsening situation for the better; to turn the tide

Conjugation

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Proper noun

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(かい)(てん) (Kaiten

  1. (weaponry) Kaiten, crewed torpedoes and suicide craft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II

References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN