逆 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
- On
- ギャク
- Kun
- さか・さか(らう)
- Meaning
- reverse; opposite; to go against
Origin
⻌ "to go" plus 屰 "a person upside down"; meeting someone coming the other way — "reverse, to oppose."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ギャク | 逆上・逆転・順逆 |
|---|---|
| さか | 逆立つ・逆さ・逆さま |
| さからう | 逆らう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 逆転ぎゃくてん
reversal; turnaround
- 逆立ちさかだち
handstand
Example
最後の回で試合が逆転した。
The game turned around in the last inning.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)