Word Meaning 逆走

ぎゃくそう gyakusou

逆走 is read as ぎゃくそう (gyakusou) and means going against the wind.

Meaning

English

  1. going against the wind
  2. going in the opposite direction
  3. running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)

Reading

Kana

ぎゃくそう

Romaji

gyakusou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 101968 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

逆転勝ち

ぎゃくてんがち

winning after defeat seems certain