逆 : reverse, opposite

Readings

• ぎゃくgyakuon'yomi
• さかsakakun'yomi

How to remember it

The red arrow points in the reverse direction from the white one. GYAKU / SAKA (reverse)

Example sentence

逆に走る。

To run backwards.

Compound words

• 逆さまsakasamaupside down
• 逆転gyakutenreversal
• 逆さsakasaupside down

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