Kanji

逆

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)(opens in a new tab)
JLPT N2Jōyō · grade 5freq #6839 strokes

Meanings

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

ES: reverso, inverso, opuesto, ir en contra, oponerse, desobedecer

On
ギャク、ゲキ
Kun
さか、さか.さ、さか.らう

Common words

  • 真逆まさかby no means, never!, well, I never!, you don't say!, no way!
  • 逆らうさからうto go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy
  • 吃逆しゃっくりhiccup, hiccough
  • 逆ささかさinverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
  • 逆転ぎゃくてんreversal (of a situation), turnaround, turnabout, turning the tables, sudden change, comeback
  • 逆立ちさかだちhandstand, headstand
  • 逆境ぎゃっきょうadverse circumstances, unfortunate situation, adversity
  • 逆襲ぎゃくしゅうcounterattack

Example sentences

  • 形勢けいせいは逆転ぎゃくてんした。

    Now the shoe is on the other foot.

    Ahora se volteó la tortilla.

    Tatoeba #176543(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼かれは世よの風潮ふうちょうに逆さからう。

    He is swimming against the tide.

    Él está nadando en contra de la marea.

    Tatoeba #103432(opens in a new tab)
  • その晩ばん私わたしはテーブルの上うえで逆さかさにしたコーヒーカップの下したにチップを置おいて出でた。

    That evening I left my tip under a coffee cup, which I left upside down on the table.

    En aquella noche dejé mi propina debajo de una taza de café la cual dejé al revés en la mesa.

    Tatoeba #207154(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼女は逆立ちをした。

    She stood on her head.

    Ella hizo el pino.

    Tatoeba #90544(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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