Word Meaning

ぎゃく gyaku

逆 is read as ぎゃく (gyaku) and means converse (of a hypothesis, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
  2. inverse (function)
  3. reverse
  4. opposite

Reading

Kana

ぎゃく

Romaji

gyaku

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms Rank 4735 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

逆効果

ぎゃくこうか

opposite effect

逆さ

さかさ

inverted

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

逆上せる

のぼせる

to become conceited

Example Sentences

10

そのかがみはさかさまにおかれている。

the mirror is placed upside down.

かれのいけんはわたしのかんがえとぎゃくだ。

his opinion is the opposite of mine.

そのこうどうはぎゃくこうかだった。

that action had the opposite effect.

わたしはさからうことができない。

i cannot resist.

そのかんがえかたはまったくぎゃくだ。

that way of thinking is completely the opposite.

かれはぎゃっきょうにづよい。

he is strong in adversity.

ぎゃくふうにたちむかう。

to face the headwind.

そのぎゃくのけっかをよそうしていた。

i was expecting the opposite result.

さかさまになった。

it turned upside down.

Dreams always come out differently.