Word Meaning 逆効果

ぎゃくこうか gyakukouka

逆効果 is read as ぎゃくこうか (gyakukouka) and means opposite effect.

Meaning

English

  1. opposite effect
  2. adverse effect
  3. backfiring

Reading

Kana

ぎゃくこうか

Romaji

gyakukouka

Writing Variants

  • 逆効果 ぎゃっこうか gyakkouka

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 631 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

効果

こうか

effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

時間効果

じかんこうか

time effect

相加効果

そうかこうか

additive effect

対費用効果

たいひようこうか

cost-effectiveness

費用対効果

ひようたいこうか

cost-effectiveness

地面効果

じめんこうか

ground effect

新近効果

しんきんこうか

recency effect

高次効果

こうじこうか

higher-order effect

経済効果

けいざいこうか

(positive) economic effect

所得効果

しょとくこうか

income effect

相乗効果

そうじょうこうか

synergy

広告効果

こうこくこうか

effectiveness of advertising

Example Sentences

2

そのこうどうはぎゃくこうかだった。

that action had the opposite effect.

If you do that, it will only bring about a contrary effect.