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Frequency: 683
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

inverted
reverse
opposite
wicked

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฎใƒฃใ‚ฏ
ใ‚ฒใ‚ญ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ•ใ‹
ใ•ใ‹.ใ•
ใ•ใ‹.ใ‚‰ใ†

Common Words

ใ€Š ็œŸ้€† ใ€‹
Usually kana
Freq #487
1

Interjection

by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; no way!

Examples
ใพใ•ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ†ๅฝผใŒๆฅใŸใฎใงใฏใชใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใญใ€‚
He hasn't come already, has he?
2

Adverb (fukushi); With neg. verb

certainly (not); surely (not); hardly (expected)

3

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

something unexpected; emergency

4

Adverb (fukushi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly

5

Archaic; Common noun

(the) present; (the) here and now; situation at hand

ใŽใ‚ƒใ
Freq #727
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

reverse; opposite

Examples
ๅคซใฎๆ–นใŒๆฎดใฃใŸใจๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๅฎŸใฏใใฎ้€†ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

3

Noun, used as a prefix; Mathematics

inverse (function)

ใ•ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #2551
1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

Examples
ๅฝผใฏไธ–ใฎ้ขจๆฝฎใซ้€†ใ‚‰ใ†ใ€‚
He is swimming against the tide.
ใŽใ‚ƒใใฆใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #5557
1

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; turning the tables; sudden change

Examples
ๅฝขๅ‹ขใฏ้€†่ปขใ—ใŸใ€‚
Now the shoe is on the other foot.
2

reversal (of direction of rotation)

้กใ‚‹
ๆบฏใ‚‹
้€†ไธŠใ‚‹
ๆณใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #9473
1

to go upstream; to go up (a river)

Examples
้ฎญใฏๅทใ‚’ใ•ใ‹ใฎใผใฃใฆ็ ‚ใซ็”ฃๅตใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.
2

to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to); to be retroactive (to)

Examples
ใใฎๆ•™ไผšใฏ๏ผ‘๏ผ‘๏ผ—๏ผ“ๅนดใพใงใ•ใ‹ใฎใผใ‚‹ใ€‚
The church dates back to 1173.
ใพใŽใ‚ƒใ
๏ฝžใช Adj.
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #9853
1

the exact opposite

Examples
ใใ†่จ€ใ„ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ไฟบใฏ็œŸ้€†ใฎ่กŒๅ‹•ใซๅ‡บใŸใ€‚
Saying which, I did the opposite.
้€†ใซใ„ใˆใฐ
ใŽใ‚ƒใใซใ„ใˆใฐ
Expression
Freq #11058
1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

ใŽใ‚ƒใใ“ใ†ใ‹
ใŽใ‚ƒใฃใ“ใ†ใ‹
Noun
Freq #11672
1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

Examples
ใใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ‚‰้€†ๅŠนๆžœใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚
If you do that, it will only bring about a contrary effect.
ใฏใ‚“ใŽใ‚ƒใ
ๅ›้€†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #13429
1

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

ๅ€’ใ•
ใ•ใ‹ใ•
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #14912
1

Abbreviation

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

Examples
ใใฎๆ™ฉ็งใฏใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใฎไธŠใง้€†ใ•ใซใ—ใŸใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใฎไธ‹ใซใƒใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚’็ฝฎใ„ใฆๅ‡บใŸใ€‚
That evening I left my tip under a coffee cup, which I left upside down on the table.
๐ŸŽ“

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