01
逆転
ぎゃくてん
reversal
Meanings
- inverted
- reverse
- opposite
- wicked
Readings
Onyomi
- ギャク
- ゲキ
Kunyomi
- さか
- さか.さ
- さか.らう
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Useful words
02
逆さま
さかさま
upside down
03
逆らう
さからう
to go against
04
逆効果
ぎゃくこうか
counterproductive
05
逆襲
ぎゃくしゅう
counterattack
06
逆流
ぎゃくりゅう
backward flow
Compare Kanji
01反Meaning94%anti-Going against something is the shared core of reverse and opposition.02返Meaning91%return, answerReturning is movement back the other way, a natural partner for reverse.03順Pair90%obey, orderOrder and reverse order make a clean directional contrast.04対Meaning82%vis-a-vis, oppositeFacing an opposite side keeps the contrast meaning easy to grasp.05違Meaning73%difference, differDifferent and opposite are not identical, but they sit near each other in correction words.06進Pair69%advance, proceedMoving forward contrasts neatly with turning back or going the other way.