What is the Kanji for "Reverse"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Reverse", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Reverse" is "逆".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Saka".

Its onyomi reading is "Gyaku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "⻌" means "Walk" . And The component "屰" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "逆" mean in japanese?

"逆" means "Reverse".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

逆: "Opposite". The adjectival noun '逆 (ぎゃく)' means 'opposite'. It refers to something that is contrary, opposing, or the reverse of another thing. This word can be used to describe a situation, action, or relationship that is the opposite of what is expected or typical. For example: The opposite direction - (逆の方向), Opposite viewpoint - (逆の意見)

逆らう: "Defy". The Japanese verb '逆らう (さからう)' means 'to defy'. This verb is used to express the act of going against or opposing someone or something. It can be used to describe defying authority, social norms, or expectations. For example: She defiantly defied her parents' wishes - (彼女は親の望みに逆らった). The team defied all odds and won the championship - (そのチームは全ての予想に逆らって優勝した).

逆さ: "Upside-down". The adjectival noun '逆さ (さかさ)' means 'upside-down'. It describes something that is oriented or positioned in the opposite or reverse direction from normal. It can be used to describe the physical orientation of objects, as well as abstract concepts. For example: The picture is hanging upside-down - (絵が逆さまに掛けられている). The logic is upside-down - (論理が逆さまだ).

逆さま: "Upside down". The Japanese adjectival noun '逆さま (さかさま)' means 'upside down'. This word is used to describe something that is in the opposite orientation from its normal position, with the bottom facing up. It can be used to refer to physical objects as well as abstract concepts. For example: The picture is upside down - (絵が逆さまだ). They walked upside down on the ceiling - (彼らは天井で逆さまに歩いた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ぎ" is read as "gi". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.