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大番狂わせ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 大番狂わせ.

Dictionary

Entry

大番狂わせおおばんくるわせNounFreq #75382
1

totally unexpected result; stunning upset

Examples
ヒンギスが一回戦敗退の大番狂わせ
It was a big upset when Hingis was eliminated in the first round.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

large, big

3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダイタイ

Kun

おお-おお.きい-おお.いに

Nanori

うふおうたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもと

turn, number in a series

12 strokesFrequency 348JLPT N2Grade 2

On

バン

Kun

つが.い

Nanori

lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse

7 strokesFrequency 1,425JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キョウ

Kun

くる.うくる.おしいくるお.しい

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