Kanji

逆

Meaning

inverted reverse opposite

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • さか のぼる to go upstream
  • さか さ inverted
  • さか さま inverted
  • さかさ なまず upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)
  • さからう

On'yomi

  • ぎゃく てん reversal (of a situation)
  • はん ぎゃく treason
  • ぎゃく こうか opposite effect
  • げき りん one's superior's anger
  • げき りょ inn
  • げき りんにふれる to infuriate one's superior

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/9

Related Entries

逆 さか
inverse, reverse
逆 ぎゃく
reverse, opposite, converse (o...

Component Analysis

逆
inverted, reverse, opposite...
さか, さか.さ, ギャク
辶
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク
屰
disobedient
さか.らう, ゲキ, ギャク
䒑
grass, straw, herbs...
屮
凵
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ

Common Words

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