逆

ONぎゃく

KUNさか、さからう

Meanings

reverseoppositeinversecontrary

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How to remember

Imagine the top part as a person doing a handstand, or walking backward, indicating something is 'reversed' or 'opposite' from the normal way. The bottom radical is a 'road' (辶), showing movement in this 'reverse' direction.

Vocabulary

逆さまさかさま

upside down, inverted

逆転ぎゃくてん

sudden change, reversal, turnaround

逆らうさからう

to go against, to disobey

逆行ぎゃっこう

going backward, retrogradation

逆風ぎゃくふう

headwind, adverse wind

Related kanji

反向倒転戻裏