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The kanji 逆: meaning, readings and stroke order
逆
- Meaning
- reverse, upside down
- On reading
- ギャク gyaku
- Kun reading
- さか saka、さか（らう） sakarau
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辵 walk
- Level
- Level 5 · grade 5
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- ngược lại (nghịch)
- Japanese
- さかさま。はんたい。
- Korean
- 거꾸로, 반대 (역)
- Chinese
- 相反、颠倒
Readings, words and example sentences
ギャク gyaku · on reading
逆転
turning things around, coming from behind
さいごの 回で 逆転しました。
We came from behind in the last inning.
さか saka · kun reading
逆立ち
handstand
体育の 時間に 逆立ちを します。
We do handstands in P.E. class.
さか（らう） sakarau · kun reading · less common
逆らう
to go against
強い 風に 逆らって 進みます。
I keep going against the strong wind.
Practise writing 逆 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 逆 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 5 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.