Word Meaning 逆説

ぎゃくせつ gyakusetsu

逆説 is read as ぎゃくせつ (gyakusetsu) and means paradox.

Meaning

English

  1. paradox

Reading

Kana

ぎゃくせつ

Romaji

gyakusetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 9059 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

逆説的

ぎゃくせつてき

paradoxical

ゼノンの逆説

ぜのんのぎゃくせつ

Zeno's paradoxes

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

逆戻り

ぎゃくもどり

retrogression

逆転

ぎゃくてん

reversal (of direction of rotation)

Example Sentences

1

More haste, less speed is a paradox.