転覆・顛覆・顚覆|てんぷくtenpuku[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
転覆転覆 is the most common written form. For beginners, use this kanji-only form when writing the word.
顛覆顛覆 is rarely used and is written entirely in kanji. Beginners should choose 転覆 instead.
顚覆顚覆 is rarely used and is written entirely in kanji. Beginners should choose 転覆 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verboverturning; capsizing
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verboverthrow (e.g. of a government)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 転覆する（てんぷくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 転覆します（てんぷくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 転覆しない（てんぷくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 転覆しません（てんぷくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 転覆せず・転覆せぬ（てんぷくせず・てんぷくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 転覆した（てんぷくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 転覆しました（てんぷくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 転覆しなかった（てんぷくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 転覆しませんでした（てんぷくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 転覆して（てんぷくして） |
| Potential | 転覆できる（てんぷくできる） |
| Passive | 転覆される（てんぷくされる） |
| Causative | 転覆させる（てんぷくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 転覆させられる（てんぷくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 転覆すれば（てんぷくすれば） |
| tara | 転覆したら（てんぷくしたら） |
| Volitional | 転覆しよう（てんぷくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 転覆しましょう（てんぷくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 転覆しろ（てんぷくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym覆すくつがえすWrittenA written verb for overturning established theories, decisions or governments, as in 「判決を覆す」.
- Synonym転倒てんとうNeutralFalling or turning upside down; mainly a person stumbling and falling, and it can also mean getting priorities back to front.
- Synonym打倒だとうNeutralBringing down or overthrowing, often as a political slogan, as in 「打倒独裁」.
- Synonymひっくり返すひっくりかえすNeutralA verb for turning things over or overturning decisions; common in speech. 「転覆」 is more written, mainly for boats and vehicles capsizing or overthrowing a government.
- Related倒すたおすNeutralA verb for knocking something down or defeating it; the most broadly applicable of these words.
- Related傾覆けいふくWrittenA rare written word for capsizing; synonymous with 「転覆」 but leaning toward physical overturning.
- Related転かすこかすCasualA colloquial, chiefly Kansai verb for knocking someone or something over.
- Related打ち倒すうちたおすNeutralA verb for knocking someone down and for thoroughly defeating an opponent.
- Antonym安定あんていNeutralStability; the opposite of 「転覆」 in its capsizing sense.
- Antonym維持いじNeutralMaintaining the status quo; the opposite of 「転覆」 in its overthrow sense.
Use 「転覆」 for boats or trains capsizing and for the overthrow of a government, as in 「船が転覆する」 and 「政府転覆」. In speech, turning something over is 「ひっくり返す」; overturning a verdict is 「覆す」; a person falling is 「転倒」. The opposite is 「安定」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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