N1 Comparison and Contrast

~とは打うって変かわって: meaning, usage and examples

~とは打うって変かわって means: in complete contrast to... / a complete change from...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 昨日きのうとは打うって変かわって、今日きょうは穏おだやかな天気てんきだ。

   In complete contrast to yesterday, today's weather is calm.

2. 昔むかしの彼かれは無口むくちだったが、今いまは昔むかしとは打うって変かわってよく喋しゃべる。

   He used to be quiet, but now, in complete contrast to back then, he talks a lot.

3. 午前ごぜん中ちゅうの大雨おおあめとは打うって変かわって、午後ごごはよく晴はれた。

   In complete contrast to the heavy rain in the morning, the afternoon was clear.

4. 試合しあいに負まけてから、チームは以前いぜんとは打うって変かわって練習れんしゅうに熱心ねっしんになった。

   After losing the match, the team became far more serious about practice than ever before.

When to use it

Means "in complete contrast to (how it was before)." The speaker describes one thing, a person, the weather or a place, that has changed completely from an earlier state. For example, 午前ごぜん中ちゅうの大雨おおあめとは打うって変かわって、午後ごごはよく晴はれた (in complete contrast to the morning's heavy rain, the afternoon was clear).

Nuance

Used in speech, writing and news, with a sense of surprise at a sudden, total change. The two sides are the same subject at different times. The noun before とは is usually a time or earlier state (昨日きのう, 以前いぜん, 前半ぜんはん, 昔むかし).

Compare

Compare にひきかえ: 姉あねにひきかえ妹いもうとは静しずかだ compares two different people. 打うって変かわって compares one subject before and after: 以前いぜんとは打うって変かわって明あかるくなった. Compare と違ちがって: 昨日きのうと違ちがって is the everyday, weaker form.

Tip: Same subject, two times, total change: とは打うって変かわって. Two different subjects: にひきかえ or に対たいして.