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逆
reverse · opposite · inverse · contrary
N2On: ぎゃくKun: さか、さからう
Memory Aid
Imagine the top part as a person doing a handstand, or walking backward, indicating something is 'reversed' or 'opposite' from the normal way. The bottom radical is a 'road' (辶), showing movement in this 'reverse' direction.
Vocabulary
逆さまさかさまupside down, inverted
逆転ぎゃくてんsudden change, reversal, turnaround
逆らうさからうto go against, to disobey
逆行ぎゃっこうgoing backward, retrogradation
逆風ぎゃくふうheadwind, adverse wind
Example Sentences
この絵は逆さまになっている。
This picture is upside down.
彼は親の意見に逆らった。
He went against his parents' opinion.
常識とは逆の考え方をする人もいる。
There are also people who think contrary to common sense.
試合は終盤で逆転した。
The game was reversed in the final stages.