Word details
どんでん返し
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word どんでん返し.
Dictionary
Entry
1
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
2
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
返
return, answer, fade, repay
6 strokesFrequency 685JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ヘン
Kun
かえ.す-かえ.すかえ.る-かえ.る
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