Word details

逆に

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 逆に.

Dictionary

Entry

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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

8 strokesFrequency 683JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ギャクゲキ

Kun

さかさか.ささか.らう

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