Kanji1 / 9
逆 kanji
inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
ギャクゲキ
Kun readings
さかさかささからう
Words with 逆
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3逆Popularreverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
- N1逆転Popularreversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change; comeback; reversal (of direction of rotation)
- —逆境Popularadverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
- —逆襲Popularcounterattack
- —逆説Popularparadox
- —逆風Popularheadwind; adverse wind
- —反逆Populartreason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
- —逆効果Popularopposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
- —逆戻りPopularretrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
- —逆輸入Popularreimportation; reimport; reverse import; importing back; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
- —逆転勝ちPopularwinning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
- —悪逆atrocity; treason
- —可逆reversible; invertible
- —逆にconversely; on the contrary
- —逆行backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrogression; going in the wrong direction; going against (e.g. the times); running counter to; retrograde motion
- —逆算counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
- —逆上going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
- —逆数reciprocal; inverse number; multiplicative inverse
- —逆接contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
- —逆用using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of