逆

逆 U+9006, 逆 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9006 ← 逅 [U+9005] CJK Unified Ideographs 逇 → [U+9007]

Translingual

Han character

逆 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜廿山 (YTU), four-corner 3830₄, composition ⿺辶屰)

Derived characters

• 磀 縌(𰬳) 𠸺 𡏤 𥉥 𦞮 𦗄 𫏮 𫒼 𩺝(𬶪) 𪄧

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1256, character 30
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38849
• Dae Jaweon: page 1741, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3833, character 2
• Unihan data for U+9006

Chinese

Glyph origin

	Old Chinese
斥	*ŋ̊ʰjaːɡs, *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡ
訴	*sŋaːɡs
泝	*sŋaːɡs
愬	*sŋaːɡs, *sŋreːɡ
遡	*sŋaːɡs
塑	*sŋaːɡs
溯	*sŋaːɡs
遻	*ŋaːɡs
柝	*tŋ̊ʰaːɡ
鶚	*ŋaːɡ
諤	*ŋaːɡ
齶	*ŋaːɡ
鍔	*ŋaːɡ
遌	*ŋaːɡ
崿	*ŋaːɡ
偔	*ŋaːɡ
堮	*ŋaːɡ
湂	*ŋaːɡ
鱷	*ŋaːɡ
噩	*ŋaːɡ
咢	*ŋaːɡ
鑩	*ŋaːɡ
鄂	*ŋaːɡ
鰐	*ŋaːɡ
萼	*ŋaːɡ
愕	*ŋaːɡ
顎	*ŋaːɡ
朔	*sŋraːɡ
槊	*sraːwɢ
蒴	*sraːwɢ
坼	*tŋ̊ʰraːɡ
拆	*tŋ̊ʰraːɡ
逆	*ŋraɡ
屰	*ŋraɡ
縌	*ŋraɡ
蝷	*reːɡ

Characters in the same phonetic series (屰) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋraɡ) : semantic 辶 (“movement”) + phonetic 屰 (OC *ŋraɡ, “go against”) – going in the opposite direction, contrary, disobedient.

Also originally written 屰, see there for more.

Etymology 1

trad.		逆
simp. #		逆
alternative forms		屰 𨒫

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋra-k/ŋ (“to meet; to encounter”). Cognate with 迎 (OC *ŋaŋ, *ŋraŋs, “to receive, to welcome; to face, to go against”) and 額 (OC *ŋɡraːɡ, “forehead”).

Pronunciation

Variety	Location	edit 逆
Mandarin	Beijing	/ni⁵¹/
	Harbin	/ni⁵³/
	Tianjin	/ni⁵³/
	Jinan	/ȵi⁴²/ 新 /i⁴²/
	Qingdao	/ni⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/i⁴²/
	Xi'an	/ni²¹/
	Xining	/mji²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/ni¹³/
	Lanzhou	/ȵi¹³/
	Ürümqi	/ȵi²¹³/
	Wuhan	/ni²¹³/
	Chengdu	/ȵie³¹/
	Guiyang	/ni²¹/
	Kunming	/ni³¹/
	Nanjing	/liʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/liəʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/niəʔ⁵⁴/
	Pingyao	/niʌʔ⁵³/
	Hohhot	/niəʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/ȵiɪʔ¹/
	Suzhou	/ȵiəʔ³/
	Hangzhou	/ȵiəʔ²/
	Wenzhou	/ȵai²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/ni²²/
	Tunxi
Xiang	Changsha	/ȵi²⁴/
	Xiangtan	/ȵi²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang
Hakka	Meixian	/ŋiak̚⁵/
	Taoyuan	/ŋiɑk̚⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jek̚²/
	Nanning	/nek̚²²/ /ŋek̚²²/
	Hong Kong	/jik̚²/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/gik̚⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/ŋiʔ⁵/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ŋɛ⁴²/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/ŋek̚⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/ŋek̚³/

Rime
Character	逆
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	陌 (115)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	宜戟切
Baxter	ngjaek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠiæk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚiak̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiak̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋiajk̚/
Li Rong	/ŋiɐk̚/
Wang Li	/ŋĭɐk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋiɐk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jik6

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	逆
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	nì
Middle Chinese	‹ ngjæk ›
Old Chinese	/*ŋrak/
English	go against
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	逆
Reading #	1/1
No.	9474
Phonetic component	屰
Rime group	鐸
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	逆
Old Chinese	/*ŋraɡ/

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): nì (ni⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nyie²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jik⁶ / ngaak⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngak⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngia̍k

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngiag⁶

• Jin (Wiktionary): nieh⁵
• Northern Min (KCR): ngà̤
• Eastern Min (BUC): ngĭk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ge̍k / gia̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngêg⁸ / ngiag⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸gniq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): nyi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nì
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nì
    • Wade–Giles: ni⁴
    • Yale: nì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nih
    • Palladius: ни (ni)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: nyie²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: nie
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nʲiɛ²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jik⁶ / ngaak⁶
    • Yale: yihk / ngaahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ / ngaak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ / ngag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚²/, /ŋaːk̚²/

Note:

• jik6 - literary;
• ngaak6 - vernacular.

• • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngak⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡak̚³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngia̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiag
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiag⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯ak̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngiag⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋiak̚⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: nieh⁵
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /niəʔ⁵⁴/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngà̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɛ⁴²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngĭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍k
    • Tâi-lô: gi̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gek
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiɪk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɡiɪk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: gia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giak
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ɡiak̚²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngêg⁸ / ngiag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nge̍k / ngia̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋek̚⁴/, /ŋiak̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸gniq
    • MiniDict: nyih^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵nyiq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲiɪʔ¹²/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: nyi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲi²⁴/

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• Dialectal data

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• Middle Chinese: ngjaek

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋrak/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋraɡ/

Definitions

逆

1. (literary) to greet; to meet; to welcome

   • 大夫逆於竟者，執其手而與之言，道逆者，自車揖之，逆於門者，頷之而已。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     大夫逆于竟者，执其手而与之言，道逆者，自车揖之，逆于门者，颔之而已。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Dàfū nì yú jìng zhě, zhí qí shǒu ér yǔ zhī yán, dào nì zhě, zì chē yī zhī, nì yú mén zhě, hàn zhī ér yǐ. [Pinyin]

     Of the great officers who met him at the borders, he took the hands, and spoke with them. To those who met him [afterwards] on the road, he bowed, [saluting them with his hands]. To those [who were waiting] at the gate, he only nodded.

2. (literary) to meet the enemy head-on

   • 故用兵之法，高陵勿向，背丘勿逆。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Art of War, circa 5^th century BCE

     Gù yòngbīng zhī fǎ, gāolíng wù xiàng, bèi qiū wù nì. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 公不聽，興師伐魯，造於長勺，魯莊公興師逆之，大敗之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     公不听，兴师伐鲁，造于长勺，鲁庄公兴师逆之，大败之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Guanzi, 5^th century BCE to 220 CE

     Gōng bù tīng, xīngshī fá Lǔ, zào yú Chángsháo, Lǔ Zhuāng Gōng xīngshī nì zhī, dàbài zhī. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (literary) to accept

   • 爾尚敬逆天命，以奉我一人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     尔尚敬逆天命，以奉我一人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

     Ěr shàng jìng nì tiānmìng, yǐ fèng wǒ yī rén. [Pinyin]

     Do you (deal with them so as to) accord with the mind of Heaven, and thus serve me, the One man.

4. opposite

   逆風／逆风  ―  nìfēng  ―  headwind

   逆行  ―  nìxíng  ―  to go against the traffic

5. to go against; to disobey

   逆流  ―  nìliú  ―  to go against the current

   忠言逆耳  ―  zhōngyánnì'ěr  ―  good advice isn’t easy on the ear

   我唔敢逆佢意。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   ngo⁵ m⁴ gam² jik⁶ keoi⁵ ji³. [Jyutping]

   I dare not go against he wishes.

6. to resist; to reject
7. to rebel; to betray
8. adverse; unfavourable

   逆境  ―  nìjìng  ―  adverse situations

9. rebel; traitor
10. in advance

Compounds

• 亂臣逆子 / 乱臣逆子
• 亂逆 / 乱逆 (luànnì)
• 以意逆志
• 倒行逆施 (dàoxíngnìshī)
• 凶逆
• 反逆 (fǎnnì)
• 叛逆 (pànnì)
• 可逆反應 / 可逆反应 (kěnì fǎnyìng)
• 吐逆
• 呃逆 (ènì)
• 嘔逆 / 呕逆
• 大逆 (dànì)
• 大逆不孝
• 大逆不道 (dànìbùdào)
• 大逆無道 / 大逆无道 (dànìwúdào)
• 封筒逆封
• 忠言逆耳 (zhōngyánnì'ěr)
• 忤逆 (wǔnì)
• 忤逆不孝 (wǔnì bùxiào)
• 悖逆 (bèinì)
• 惡逆 / 恶逆
• 抗逆力 (kàngnìlì)
• 批逆鱗 / 批逆鳞
• 拂逆
• 昏逆
• 本末舛逆
• 桀逆放恣
• 橫逆 / 横逆
• 氣逆 / 气逆
• 目逆
• 相視莫逆 / 相视莫逆
• 篡逆 (cuànnì)
• 罪逆深重
• 背逆
• 舛逆
• 莫逆 (mònì)
• 莫逆之交 (mònìzhījiāo)
• 莫逆之友
• 莫逆之契
• 莫逆交
• 衝波逆折 / 冲波逆折
• 襲逆 / 袭逆
• 覆逆
• 觸逆 / 触逆
• 討逆除暴 / 讨逆除暴
• 誅凶殄逆
• 誅凶討逆 / 诛凶讨逆
• 誅暴討逆 / 诛暴讨逆
• 誖逆
• 謀逆 / 谋逆 (móunì)
• 謀逆不軌 / 谋逆不轨
• 貿易逆差 / 贸易逆差
• 賊臣逆子 / 贼臣逆子
• 逆亂 / 逆乱 (nìluàn)
• 逆事
• 逆來順受 / 逆来顺受 (nìláishùnshòu)
• 逆倫 / 逆伦
• 逆光 (nìguāng)
• 逆入平出
• 逆勢 / 逆势
• 逆取順守 / 逆取顺守
• 逆叛
• 逆向 (nìxiàng)
• 逆向公車 / 逆向公车
• 逆向思考
• 逆向整合
• 逆命
• 逆境 (nìjìng)
• 逆增
• 逆天悖理
• 逆天暴物
• 逆天犯順 / 逆天犯顺
• 逆天背理
• 逆天違理 / 逆天违理
• 逆女
• 逆子 (nìzǐ)
• 逆子賊臣 / 逆子贼臣
• 逆家子
• 逆差 (nìchā)
• 逆序
• 逆折
• 逆接
• 逆料 (nìliào)
• 逆旅 (nìlǚ)
• 逆水 (nìshuǐ)
• 逆水行舟 (nìshuǐxíngzhōu)
• 逆流 (nìliú)
• 逆溫 / 逆温
• 逆溯
• 逆溫層 / 逆温层
• 逆理違天 / 逆理违天
• 逆產 / 逆产
• 逆睹
• 逆知
• 逆耳 (nì'ěr)
• 逆耳之言
• 逆耳利行
• 逆耳忠言
• 逆臣賊子 / 逆臣贼子
• 逆行 (nìxíng)
• 逆行倒施
• 逆訪 / 逆访
• 逆詐 / 逆诈
• 逆證 / 逆证
• 逆豎 / 逆竖 (nìshù)
• 逆賊 / 逆贼 (nìzéi)
• 逆轉 / 逆转 (nìzhuǎn)
• 逆道亂常 / 逆道乱常
• 逆鋒 / 逆锋
• 逆風 / 逆风 (nìfēng)
• 逆風撐船 / 逆风撑船
• 逆鱗 / 逆鳞 (nìlín)
• 違逆 / 违逆 (wéinì)
• 附逆
• 順我者昌，逆我者亡 / 顺我者昌，逆我者亡 (shùn wǒ zhě chāng, nì wǒ zhě wáng)
• 頑逆 / 顽逆
• 高空逆溫 / 高空逆温

 

Etymology 2

trad.		逆
simp. #		逆
alternative forms		扴 桀 恝 椵 硌

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ke̍h / ke̍eh

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gêh⁸

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍h
    • Tâi-lô: ke̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keh
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /keʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /keʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍eh
    • Tâi-lô: ke̍eh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛʔ¹²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gêh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ke̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /keʔ⁴/

Definitions

逆

1. (Hokkien, Teochew) to oppose; to go against
2. (Xiamen Hokkien) unable to be harmonious
3. (Hokkien) to be stuck in (something)
4. (Hokkien) to impede; to hinder
5. (Teochew) to quit (something bad)

Compounds

• 橫逆 / 横逆
• 逆口話 / 逆口话
• 逆味
• 逆喙
• 逆目
• 逆耳
• 逆膏
• 逆話 / 逆话
• 逆跤
• 逆跤逆手
• 逆馬跤 / 逆马跤

 

Japanese

Shinjitai	逆
Kyūjitai [1]	逆󠄁 逆+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	逆󠄃 逆+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

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Category:Japanese terms spelled with 逆

逆

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. reverse, opposite, upside-down
2. opposition, rebellion

Readings

• Go-on: ぎゃく (gyaku, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: げき (geki)
• Kun: さか (saka, 逆, Jōyō)、さかう (sakau, 逆う)、さかさ (sakasa, 逆さ)、さかさま (sakasama, 逆さま)、さかしま (sakashima, 逆しま)、さかる (sakaru, 逆る)、さからう (sakarau, 逆らう, Jōyō)、むかたむ (mukatamu, 逆む)

Compounds

Compounds

• 逆位
• 逆意
• 逆(ぎゃっ)境(きょう) (gyakkyō)
• 逆計
• 逆(ぎゃっ)行(こう) (gyakkō)
• 逆詐
• 逆(ぎゃく)算(さん) (gyakusan)
• 逆進
• 逆(ぎゃく)襲(しゅう) (gyakushū)
• 逆(ぎゃく)説(せつ) (gyakusetsu)
• 逆接
• 逆賊
• 逆(ぎゃく)転(てん) (gyakuten)
• 逆(ぎゃく)風(ふう) (gyakufū)
• 逆命
• 逆用
• 逆理
• 逆(ぎゃく)流(りゅう) (gyakuryū)
• 逆(げき)鱗(りん) (gekirin)
• 順逆
• 反逆
• 吃(しゃっ)逆(くり) (shakkuri)

Etymology 1

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

逆

Wikipedia ^ja

Kanji in this term
逆
ぎゃく Grade: 5
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 逆 (MC ngjaek).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎゃく [gyàkú] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲa̠kɯ̟]

Adjective

逆(ぎゃく) • (gyaku) -na (adnominal 逆(ぎゃく)な (gyaku na), adverbial 逆(ぎゃく)に (gyaku ni))

1. reverse; contrary; opposite

   位置(いち)が逆(ぎゃく)なことに気(き)づく

   ichi ga gyaku na koto ni kizuku

   to notice that the positions are switched

   すごすぎて逆(ぎゃく)に普通(ふつう)

   sugosugite gyaku ni futsū

   so extraordinary that it's actually not that interesting

   クソすぎて逆(ぎゃく)に見(み)たい

   kusosugite gyaku ni mitai

   so shitty that on the contrary, I do want to see

   逆(ぎゃく)に知(し)りたい

   gyaku ni shiritai

   honestly, I want to know too

2. (logic) converse

Inflection

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	逆だろ	ぎゃくだろ	gyaku daro
Continuative (連用形)	逆で	ぎゃくで	gyaku de
Terminal (終止形)	逆だ	ぎゃくだ	gyaku da
Attributive (連体形)	逆な	ぎゃくな	gyaku na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	逆なら	ぎゃくなら	gyaku nara
Imperative (命令形)	逆であれ	ぎゃくであれ	gyaku de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	逆ではない 逆じゃない	ぎゃくではない ぎゃくじゃない	gyaku de wa nai gyaku ja nai
Informal past	逆だった	ぎゃくだった	gyaku datta
Informal negative past	逆ではなかった 逆じゃなかった	ぎゃくではなかった ぎゃくじゃなかった	gyaku de wa nakatta gyaku ja nakatta
Formal	逆です	ぎゃくです	gyaku desu
Formal negative	逆ではありません 逆じゃありません	ぎゃくではありません ぎゃくじゃありません	gyaku de wa arimasen gyaku ja arimasen
Formal past	逆でした	ぎゃくでした	gyaku deshita
Formal negative past	逆ではありませんでした 逆じゃありませんでした	ぎゃくではありませんでした ぎゃくじゃありませんでした	gyaku de wa arimasen deshita gyaku ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	逆で	ぎゃくで	gyaku de
Conditional	逆なら（ば）	ぎゃくなら（ば）	gyaku nara (ba)
Provisional	逆だったら	ぎゃくだったら	gyaku dattara
Volitional	逆だろう	ぎゃくだろう	gyaku darō
Adverbial	逆に	ぎゃくに	gyaku ni
Degree	逆さ	ぎゃくさ	gyakusa

Inflection of 逆

See also

• 真(ま)逆(ぎゃく) (magyaku)
• 逆(ぎゃく)に (gyaku ni)

Noun

逆(ぎゃく) • (gyaku) 

1. reverse; contrary; opposite

   逆(ぎゃく)のアプローチ

   gyaku no apurōchi

   an opposite approach

2. (logic) converse

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “reverse”): 順(じゅん) (jun)
• (antonym(s) of “converse”): 裏(うら) (ura)

Affix

逆(ぎゃく) • (gyaku) 

1. reverse; contrary; opposite

   逆(ぎゃく)方(ほう)向(こう)

   gyakuhōkō

   opposite direction

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
逆
さか Grade: 5
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 逆 – see the following entry.

【さか】 [noun] (uncommon) being upside-down, reversed, etc. [prefix] contrary, anti-, contra- Alternative spelling 倒

(This term, 逆, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

1. “逆”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024
2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

逆 (eumhun 거스를 역 (geoseureul yeok))

1. hanja form^? of 역 (“reverse; contrary; opposite”)

Compounds

• 반역 (反逆/叛逆, banyeok, “revolt, rebellion”)
• 역전 (逆轉, yeokjeon, “reversal; comeback”)
• 역풍 (逆風, yeokpung, “adverse wind, headwind”)

Vietnamese

Han character

逆: Hán Nôm readings: nghịch, nghếch, nghệch, nghạch, ngược

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