ぎゃく
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. reverse; opposite
Without that, the result would have been the opposite.
Adjective (な)
Noun
2. converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
Noun
Math
3. inverse (function)
Pitch accent
ぎゃ
く
Used in vocabulary (120 in total)
conversely; on the contrary
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
the exact opposite
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
treachery
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
the opposite direction; the other way
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
rebel; traitor; insurgent
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
inverted triangle
irreversible
high treason
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
opposite side; other side
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
atrocity; (arch.) treason
inverted triangle
headwind; adverse wind
high treason
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
women picking up men
treacherous retainer
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger
using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of
inverted position (tarot card, etc.); reversed position
reversible; invertible
contrarian trading; contrarian investing
reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
marriage proposal from a woman to her male partner
hitting the left side of the torso (in kendo)
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
rebel; traitor
choppy seas; head sea
reverse sexual harassment; sexual harassment of males by females
asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)
bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
reverse order; following a contrary path
man marrying into wealth and power
reciprocal; inverse number; multiplicative inverse
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
forward and reverse
nominating oneself (to something one is usually nominated to by someone else); self-nomination; designating the baseball club one (as a draft candidate) wants to join (through a system used in Japan between 1993-2007)
reverse discrimination
inverse; reverse; retro-; contra-
(chromosomal) inversion
inverse mapping
reverse image; inverse image
countertransference
reaction; adverse effect
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn
counter-proposal
inverse proportion
antiphase; reverse phase
reverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
reverse course; reversion
reverse transcription
right-facing swastika; clockwise swastika
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
inverse ratio
counterpropaganda
bad luck; reverse of fortune
calling someone during one's own livestream
rebellion
crime of killing one's master or parent (Edo period); very grave sin
inverse function
backhand (tennis, etc.)
inverse element
backpropagation (algorithm)
reverse osmosis
reverse-imported vehicle (esp. high-displacement motorcycles meant for sale outside Japan)
reverse auction; name-your-price auction
reverse komi; handicap points for black instead of handicap stones
converse proposition
reexportation
inverse trigonometric function; cyclometric function
unfavourable condition; adverse position
reverse fault
shielding; reverse clipping
inverse Fourier transform
inverse Fourier transform
reverse Polish notation; RPN
inverse fast Fourier transform
shielding; reverse clipping
reverse genetics
reciprocal lattice (crystallography)
reverse voltage
daily premium paid by the seller when stocks run short in margin trading
left and right reversed
reverse playback (of audio or video)
against the grain (of paper); (putting) against the grain
deserialization
adverse selection; taking advantage of undisclosed information, esp. in insurance
reverse sente; move that is sente if played by the opponent but gote for the one playing it
reverse sente; move that is sente if played by the opponent but gote for the one playing it
eight unpardonable crimes (in ancient Japanese law)
Examples (25 in total)
It's upside down.
If anything, it's the opposite.
I hold the converse opinion.