The kanji 翻 primarily conveys the idea of "to turn over," "to flip," "to change," or "to overturn." It suggests a movement of something, especially a turning or reversal, whether literally or figuratively. It also implies a change in state or situation.

・On-yomi (音読み): ホン(hon) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ひるがえ-る(hirugae-ru), そ-る(so-ru)

⚫︎翻訳(ほんやく) Translation: Translation ⚫︎翻す(ひるがえす) Translation: To flip over; to turn over; to overturn ⚫︎翻意(ほんい) Translation: Change of mind; a change of intention

The kanji 翻 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is the radical 羽(ね) (hane), meaning "feather" or "wing." The right side is 番(ばん) (ban), which provides the sound and originally meant "to guard" or "to take turns." The combination of these parts suggests the action of wings flapping or turning over, hence the meaning "to turn over" or "to flip." The character originally depicted wings turning.