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
- —逆符号化decode
- —逆遺伝学reverse genetics
- —逆チョコchocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
- —莫逆の友very close friend; bosom friend
- —逆向抑制retroactive inhibition
- —逆浸透膜reverse osmosis membrane; reverse osmotic membrane
- —逆レイプreverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male
- —不可逆的irreversible
- —逆玉の輿man marrying into wealth and power
- —逆も然りvice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
- —胃酸逆流acid reflux
- —逆行運動retrograde motion; apparent retrograde motion; retrogradation
- —内臓逆位heterotaxy
- —逆転勝利come-from-behind victory; comeback win
- —逆浸透法reverse osmosis
- —咽頭逆流pharyngal reflux; laryngopharyngeal reflux
- —逆転無罪reversal of a guilty verdict; acquittal on appeal
- —逆転裁判Ace Attorney (video game series)
- —逆転負けloss from a winning position; reversal
- —逆三角関数inverse trigonometric function; cyclometric function