逆 – inverted, reverse, opposite

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The kanji 逆 means inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ギャク、ゲキ (gyaku, geki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is さか、さか.さ、さか.らう (saka, sakasa, sakarau). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ギャク	gyaku
On’yomi	ゲキ	geki
Kun’yomi	さか	saka
Kun’yomi	さか.さ	sakasa
Kun’yomi	さか.らう	sakarau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: 込・并・屮.

Words using 逆

逆ぎゃくreverse逆らうさからうto go against逆ささかさinverted逆様さかさまinverted逆転ぎゃくてんreversal (of a situation)逆立ちさかだちhandstand

Example sentences

夫の方が殴ったと彼女は言っているが、実はその逆だった。

She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.

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彼は世の風潮に逆らう。

He is swimming against the tide.

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その晩私はテーブルの上で逆さにしたコーヒーカップの下にチップを置いて出た。

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

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Kanji with the same radical

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