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
- —逆回転spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
- —逆引きreverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
- —逆ナンwomen picking up men
- —逆ギレsnapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
- —逆方向the opposite direction; the other way
- —逆進税regressive tax
- —謀大逆plotting to damage the imperial palace or an imperial tomb
- —逆断層reverse fault
- —逆縁婚levirate marriage; sororate marriage; marriage to deceased sibling's spouse
- —逆編集de-edit
- —逆転写reverse transcription
- —再逆転regaining the lead; turning the tables (again); second reversal
- —逆写像inverse mapping
- —可逆的reversible
- —逆差別reverse discrimination
- —逆位置inverted position (tarot card, etc.); reversed position
- —逆格子reciprocal lattice (crystallography)
- —逆電圧reverse voltage
- —逆向きopposite direction; reverse; retrorse
- —逆３Ｐreverse threesome (i.e. two women and one man)