Word Meaning 逆鱗

げきりん gekirin

逆鱗 is read as げきりん (gekirin) and means imperial wrath.

Meaning

English

  1. imperial wrath
  2. one's superior's anger

Reading

Kana

げきりん

Romaji

gekirin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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逆鱗にふれる

げきりんにふれる

to incur the Imperial wrath

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)