ひっくり返す
ひっくりかえす
Also written ひっくりがえす, 引っ繰り返す
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out
- to knock over; to tip over
- to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset; to reverse
Kanji
- 返 give back. Read as かえす.
Example sentences
- 熊は岩の下にいる、肥った虫をさがして、石という石をひっくりかえした。
The bear left no stone unturned in his search for fat bugs under the rocks. - 外はバケツをひっくり返したような雨です。
It's raining buckets outside. - 我々の道具は全部ひっくり返された。
All our things were turned upside down. - ネコがひっくり返すといけないから、ビンに栓をしなさい。
Put the cap back on the bottle in case the cat knocks it over. - その箱をひっくりかえさないように注意してくれ。
Take care not to turn the box upside down.
Common phrases
Related forms
- ひっくり返る (ひっくりかえる) to be overturned (intransitive partner)