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逆ぎゃくFreq #727
1

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

reverse; opposite

Examples
夫の方が殴ったと彼女は言っているが、実はその逆だった。
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)

逆倒さかNounPrefixFreq #22193
1

inverse; reverse

Examples
ベストを裏返さなくちゃ。表裏逆ですよ。
You need to reverse your vest. It's inside-out!
逆らうさからうIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2551
1

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

Examples
彼は世の風潮に逆らう。
He is swimming against the tide.
逆転ぎゃくてんNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #5557
1

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

Examples
形勢は逆転した。
Now the shoe is on the other foot.
2

reversal (of direction of rotation)

逆に言えば逆にいえばぎゃくにいえばExpressionFreq #11058
1

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

逆効果ぎゃくこうかぎゃっこうかNounFreq #11672
1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

Examples
そんなことをしたら逆効果になる。
If you do that, it will only bring about a contrary effect.
逆さ倒ささかさNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #14912
1

Abbreviation

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

Examples
その晩私はテーブルの上で逆さにしたコーヒーカップの下にチップを置いて出た。
That evening I left my tip under a coffee cup, which I left upside down on the table.
逆恨みさかうらみNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #15154
1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards)

2

responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; resentment caused by a misunderstanding

3

Colloquial

unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge

逆流ぎゃくりゅうNoun～の Adj.Intransitive～する VerbFreq #15321
1

counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)

《のぼせる》逆上せる上気せるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #15782
1

to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head

2

to lose one's cool

3

to be obsessed; to be infatuated

4

to become conceited

逆上ぎゃくじょうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #15854
1

going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

Examples
彼は怒りで逆上していた。
He was beside himself with rage.
逆立つさかだつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #15955
1

to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

Examples
幽霊を見た時、私はとても恐くて頭髪がさかだった。
When I saw the ghost, I was so frightened that my hair stood on end.
逆にぎゃくにAdverbFreq #15988
1

conversely; on the contrary

Examples
先輩は、嫌味なくらいの完璧超人でしたからね。だから逆にその「癖」は先輩の可愛げ・・・というか、チャームポイントでしたよ。
You were always a perfect 'superhuman' to an infuriating extent, and so that 'habit' was actually one of your cute, or rather charming, attributes.
逆方向ぎゃくほうこうNounFreq #16020
1

the opposite direction; the other way

逆手さかてぎゃくてNounFreq #17344
1

Sports

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.)

2

Sports

cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning

3

さかて only

reverse grip (e.g. of a sword)

4

turning the tables (on an opponent)

5

Martial arts; Oft. ぎゃくて

reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

6

ぎゃくて only; Rare term

foul trick

逆戻りぎゃくもどりNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #18216
1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

逆立てるさかだてるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #18638
1

to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

Examples
その犬はライオンを見ると毛を逆立てた。
The dog's hair bristled when it saw the lion.
逆さまさかさま逆様倒Noun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #19767
1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

Examples
その絵は逆さまにかかっている。
The picture is hung upside down.
逆光ぎゃっこうぎゃくこうNounFreq #21673
1

Abbreviation

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

逆襲ぎゃくしゅうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #21850
1

counterattack

Examples
パックマンが、ある条件を満たすと追ってくるモンスターを逆襲して食べることができる。
Pac-Man, when a certain condition is reached, can counter attack and eat the monsters chasing him.
逆立ちさかだちNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #22045
1

handstand; headstand

Examples
逆立ちをした時に首がガクンとなりました。
My neck snapped when I did a headstand.
2

being upside down; being in reverse

逆境ぎゃっきょうNounFreq #22720
1

adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

Examples
逆境に直面しても彼女はにこにこしている。
She carries on smiling even in the face of adversity.
逆になるぎゃくになるExpressionGodan verbFreq #22931
1

to become inverted; to become reversed

逆鱗に触れるげきりんにふれるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #25205
1

Idiomatic expression

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one

Examples
彼、ボスの逆鱗に触れ、地方支店に追いやられたよ。
He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.
2

Idiomatic expression; Orig. meaning

to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; to touch the scale on a dragon's throat

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