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逆
  • on reading:
  • ギャク   ゲキ
  • kun reading:
  • さか   さかさ   さからう
  • meaning(s):
  • inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
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Compounds

悪逆 あくぎゃく treason; treachery; atrocity
可逆 かぎゃく reversible
吃逆 しゃっくり hiccough; hiccup
逆 ぎゃく reverse; opposite
逆さ さかさ reverse; inversion; upside down
逆さま さかさま inversion; upside down
逆さ言葉 さかさことば word said backwards; word of opposite meaning
逆さ睫 さかさまつげ turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
逆に ぎゃくに conversely
逆になる さかになる to turn upside down
逆らう さからう to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
逆ポーランド式 ぎゃくポーランドしき reverse Polish notation; RPN
逆運 ぎゃくうん a twist of fate
逆縁 ぎゃくえん (Buddhism) bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
逆巻く さかまく surging water or waves
逆関数 ぎゃくかんすう (mathematics) the inverse function
逆境 ぎゃっきょう adversity
逆光 ぎゃっこう backlighting
逆光線 ぎゃっこうせん backlight
逆効果 ぎゃくこうか backfire; counterproductive; opposite effect
逆効果 ぎゃっこうか backfire; counterproductive; opposite effect
逆行 ぎゃっこう adverse; go backward; retrograde
逆行列 ぎゃくぎょうれつ inverse matrix (math)
逆恨み さかうらみ unjustified resentment through misunderstanding
逆作用 ぎゃくさよう reaction; adverse effect
逆三角形 ぎゃくさんかくけい inverted triangle
逆三角形 ぎゃくさんかっけい inverted triangle
逆産 ぎゃくざん baby born feet (or buttocks) first; breech birth
逆算 ぎゃくさん count; calculate back
逆子 さかご breech (foot) presentation; agrippa
逆児 さかご baby born feet (or buttocks) first; breech birth
逆手 ぎゃくて unexpected twist
逆手 さかて an underhand or backhand grip
逆修 ぎゃくしゅ (Buddhism) holding a memorial service for oneself; an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person
逆襲 ぎゃくしゅう counterattack
逆順 ぎゃくじゅん reverse order; following a contrary path
逆鞘 ぎゃくざや (discount rate) negative spread
逆上 ぎゃくじょう frenzy; distraction
逆上がり さかあがり (gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement
逆上せる のぼせる to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to become conceited
逆上る さかのぼる to go back; to go upstream; to make retroactive
逆心 ぎゃくしん treachery
逆臣 ぎゃくしん treacherous retainer
逆数 ぎゃくすう reciprocal number
逆性石鹸 ぎゃくせいせっけん positive or antiseptic soap
逆接 ぎゃくせつ contradictory conjunction (but, however, etc.)
逆説 ぎゃくせつ paradox
逆説的 ぎゃくせつてき paradoxical
逆宣伝 ぎゃくせんでん counterpropaganda
逆賊 ぎゃくぞく rebel; traitor; insurgent
逆探知 ぎゃくたんち phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
逆潮 ぎゃくちょう weather tide; adverse current
逆潮 さかしお weather tide; adverse current
逆剃り さかぞり shaving against the grain
逆提案 ぎゃくていあん counter-proposal
逆転 ぎゃくてん (sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
逆転勝ち ぎゃくてんがち winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
逆転層 ぎゃくてんそう inversion layer
逆転分布係数 ぎゃくてんぶんぷけいすう population inversion factor
逆徒 ぎゃくと rebel; traitor
逆波 さかなみ choppy seas
逆剥け さかむけ a hangnail
逆比 ぎゃくひ inverse ratio
逆比例 ぎゃくひれい (being in) inverse proportion to
逆撫で さかなで rubbing someone up the wrong way
逆風 ぎゃくふう head wind; adverse wind
逆噴射 ぎゃくふんしゃ reverse thrust; crazy
逆夢 さかゆめ a dream which is contradicted by reality
逆命題 ぎゃくめいだい a counterproposition
逆茂木 さかもぎ abatis
逆毛 さかげ hair which is combed back or puffed up or teased
逆戻り ぎゃくもどり retrogression; reversal; relapse
逆輸出 ぎゃくゆしゅつ reexportation
逆輸入 ぎゃくゆにゅう reimportation
逆様 さかさま inversion; upside down
逆用 ぎゃくよう abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
逆落し さかおとし plunging or dropping an object headfirst (down a precipice)
逆立ち さかだち handstand; headstand
逆立つ さかだつ to stand up; to oppose
逆立てる さかだてる to ruffle (up)
逆流 ぎゃくりゅう counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
逆旅 げきりょ inn
逆鱗 げきりん imperial wrath
逆浪 ぎゃくろう choppy seas
逆浪 さかなみ choppy seas
逆捩じ さかねじ turning an object in the wrong direction
逆睫 さかさまつげ turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
逆睫 さかまつげ turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
順逆 じゅんぎゃく right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
真逆 まさか by no means
大逆 たいぎゃく high treason
大逆 だいぎゃく high treason
莫逆 ばくぎゃく cordial relations
莫逆 ばくげき cordial relations
反逆 はんぎゃく treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
叛逆 はんぎゃく treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
不可逆 ふかぎゃく irreversible