引っ繰り返す

ひっくりかえす · hikkurikaesu · JLPT N2 · noun

over

🥞 引っ繰り返す = 引く (pull) + 繰る (turn over) + 返す (return): to turn something over

The 引っ繰り part is an emphatic form of 繰る (to wind or turn over), with 引く adding a forceful pull. Add 返す (return) and the sense is turning something back over, like flipping a pancake.

引 — bow 弓 + vertical stroke 丨
A compound ideograph showing a bow 弓 with a vertical line 丨 representing the drawn bowstring. The original meaning was 'to draw a bow,' which extended to 'pull,' 'lead,' 'guide,' and 'cite.' The vertical stroke depicts the action of pulling the string back.

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