逆ぎゃく
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)
Kanji used
reverse
Pitch accent
ぎゃ
く
Top 600
Used in vocabulary (132 in total)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
the exact opposite
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
conversely; on the contrary
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
the opposite direction; the other way
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; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
opposite side; other side
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
rebel; traitor; insurgent
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
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
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
headwind; adverse wind
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
reversible; invertible
women picking up men
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
treacherous retainer
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
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger
contrarian trading; contrarian investing
reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male
marriage proposal from a woman to her male partner
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
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)
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
crime of killing one's master or parent (Edo period); very grave sin
rebel; traitor
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)
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)
forward and reverse
reverse discrimination
inverse; reverse; retro-; contra-
(chromosomal) inversion
countertransference
reverse image; inverse image
reaction; adverse effect
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger
antiphase; reverse phase
inverse proportion
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn
reverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
reverse transcription
reverse course; reversion
right-facing swastika; clockwise swastika
choppy seas; head sea
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
bad luck; reverse of fortune
calling someone during one's own livestream
inverse ratio
backhand (tennis, etc.)
inverse element
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn
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
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger
reverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
reverse komi; handicap points for black instead of handicap stones
reverse sente; move that is sente if played by the opponent but gote for the one playing it
against the grain (of paper); (putting) against the grain
reciprocal lattice (crystallography)
daily premium paid by the seller when stocks run short in margin trading
reverse playback (of audio or video)
shielding; reverse clipping
inverse trigonometric function; cyclometric function
reverse Polish notation; RPN
converse proposition
unfavourable condition; adverse position
left and right reversed
shielding; reverse clipping
reverse sente; move that is sente if played by the opponent but gote for the one playing it
adverse selection; taking advantage of undisclosed information, esp. in insurance
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.