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逆 : Inverted

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inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

On 'yomi:
ギャク(gyaku) ゲキ(geki)
Kun 'yomi:
さか(saka) さか.さ(saka.sa) さか.らう(saka.rau)
Strokes:9
Radical: (162)
Usage Rating:683
JLPT:N2
old JLPT:2
Grade:5
Unicode:09006
jis208:21-53
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逆 Usage examples

(げきりょ)inn
になる(ぎゃくになる)to become inverted, to become reversed
転分布係数(ぎゃくてんぶんぷけいすう)population inversion factor
(かぎゃくせい)reversibility
転層(ぎゃくてんそう)inversion layer
回転(ぎゃくかいてん)spinning the opposite way, backspin (tennis, baseball), counter
機関(かぎゃくきかん)reversible engine
電池(かぎゃくでんち)reversible cell
変化(かぎゃくへんか)reversible change
上せ(のぼせ)hot flash, rush of blood to the head
上せ上がる(のぼせあがる)to be beside oneself, to go mad with something
(ぎゃくそう)antiphase, reverse phase
(ぎゃくたま)man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman, (male) gold digger
忠言(ちゅうげんぎゃくじ)good advice is harsh to the ears, honest advice is often unpleasant to the ears
非道(あくぎゃくひどう)heinous, treacherous, atrocious, diabolic, fiendish, inhuman
転優勝(ぎゃくてんゆうしょう)upset victory, come-from-behind victory
形勢(けいせいぎゃくてん)the situation reverses itself, the table is turned, the shoe is on the other foot
非道(たいぎゃくひどう)heinous, treacherous, atrocious, diabolic, fiendish, inhuman
無道(たいぎゃくむどう)heinous, treacherous, atrocious, diabolic, fiendish, inhuman
一発(いっぱつぎゃくてん)turning things around with a home run, turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
分子(はんぎゃくぶんし)renegade, rebellious elements
手打ち(ぎゃくてうち)backhand (tennis, etc.)
三角関数(ぎゃくさんかくかんすう)inverse trigonometric function
引き(ぎゃくびき)
(ぎゃくびき)
reverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
鱗に触れる(げきりんにふれる)to infuriate your superior
(まぎゃく)the exact opposite
推進ロケット(ぎゃくすいしんロケット)retrorocket
調(ぎゃくちょう)unfavourable condition, adverse position
コース(ぎゃくコース)reverse course, reversion
子体操(さかごたいそう)exercise regime to convert breech presentation
ナン(ぎゃくナン)women picking up men (on the street)
ギレ(ぎゃくぎれ)
切れ(ぎゃくぎれ)
being angry at someone who would normally be angry at you, situation wherein the offender is angry at the victim
(ぎゃくえん)women paying boys for sex
流性食道炎(ぎゃくりゅうせいしょくどうえん)reflux esophagitis
上下さま(じょうげさかさま)
上下(じょうげさかさま)
upside down
捩じを食わせる(さかねじをくわせる)
ねじを食わせる(さかねじをくわせる)
to retort, to turn the tables (on someone)
方向(ぎゃくほうこう)the opposite direction, the other way
とったり(さかとったり)arm bar throw counter
(おおさかて)backward-twisting overarm throw