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
- —逆カルチャーショックreverse culture shock
- —逆転写ポリメラーゼ連鎖反応reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; RT-PCR
- —逆点reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change; comeback; reversal (of direction of rotation)
- —逆比inverse ratio
- —叛逆treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
- —逆浪choppy seas; head sea
- —逆鞘(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn
- —逆引reverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
- —八逆eight unpardonable crimes (in ancient Japanese law)
- —叛逆罪(crime of) treason
- —逆函数inverse function
- —逆ザヤ(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn
- —逆タマman who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger
- —逆たまman who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger
- —逆切れsnapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
- —逆ぎれsnapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
- —逆込みreverse komi; handicap points for black instead of handicap stones
- —逆性石鹼cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
- —逆性石けんcationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
- —逆にいえばif anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle