Word Meaning 逆光

ぎゃっこう gyakkou

逆光 is read as ぎゃっこう (gyakkou) and means backlight (in photography, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. backlight (in photography, etc.)
  2. illumination (of the subject) from behind

Reading

Kana

ぎゃっこう

Romaji

gyakkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 順光 Rank 94933 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

逆光線

ぎゃくこうせん

backlight (in photography, etc.)

逆効果

ぎゃくこうか

opposite effect

逆さ

さかさ

inverted

ぎゃく

converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

逆手

さかて

underhand grip

逆境

ぎゃっきょう

adverse circumstances

逆立ち

さかだち

being upside down

逆らう

さからう

to go against

逆行

ぎゃくこう

retrograde motion

逆説

ぎゃくせつ

paradox

逆戻り

ぎゃくもどり

retrogression

逆転

ぎゃくてん

reversal (of direction of rotation)