Onyomi: ギャク, ゲキ · Kunyomi: さか, さか.さ, さか.らう · Meanings: inverted, opposite, reverse, wicked
Kanji for inverted, opposite, reverse, wicked
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 逆 | ぎゃく | reverse, opposite | common JLPT-N3 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 逆 | さか | inverse, reverse | Noun, used as a prefix, Noun |
| 逆立ち | さかだち | handstand, headstand | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 逆らう | さからう | to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 逆さ | さかさ | inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front | common JLPT-N2 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 遡る | さかのぼる | to go upstream, to go up (a river) | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん | reversal (of a situation), turnaround, turnabout, turning the tables, sudden change | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 逆さま | さかさま | inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round | common JLPT-N2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 逆行 | ぎゃっこう | backward movement, reverse movement, going backwards, retrogression, going in the wrong direction, going against (e.g. the times), running counter to | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 逆効果 | ぎゃくこうか | opposite effect, adverse effect, backfiring | common Noun |