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：2026/01/05
Uターン
Hiragana
ゆうたあん
Kanji
転回
Noun
Japanese Meaning
進行方向を180度変えて反対方向に向かうこと / 進学や就職などで一度地元を離れた人が再び地元に戻ること / 方針・政策・態度などを大きく転換することの例え
Easy Japanese Meaning
くるまがみちでむきをかえて、もときたみちにもどること。人がまちからいなかへもどることにもつかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
掉头 / U形转弯
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
迴轉（交通） / 返鄉（回到家鄉生活或就業）
Korean Meaning
도로에서 차량이 180도 회전해 반대 방향으로 돌아서는 것 / 도시로 떠났다가 고향으로 되돌아와 정착·취업하는 것 / 연휴 후 고향에서 도시로 되돌아오는 귀경
Vietnamese Meaning
cú quay đầu chữ U (khi lái xe) / sự quay ngược 180° / việc trở về quê/địa phương sau thời gian sống, làm việc ở đô thị
Tagalog Meaning
paglikong pabalik na hugis U ng sasakyan / pagbabalik sa sariling bayan matapos manirahan sa lungsod
Sense（1）
U-turn
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
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He suddenly made a U-turn.
See correct answer
彼は突然Uターンをした。
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