Quick answer
逆 is the kanji for "Opposite". Its reading is さか (saka). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Opposite
Also : Reverse · Wicked · Contrary
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 逆 represents 'INVERTED'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of inverted.
On-reading: ぎゃく — remember this sound by associating it with inverted. Kun-reading: さか.
Example Sentences
逆の立場から考えてみると、相手の気持ちがよくわかります。
ぎゃくのたちばからかんがえてみると、あいてのきもちがよくわかります。
When I try thinking from the opposite standpoint, I can well understand the other person's feelings.
逆境に負けずに、最後まで諦めないことが重要です。
ぎゃっきょうにまけずに、さいごまであきらめないことがじゅうようです。
Without being defeated by adversity, it's important not to give up until the end.
Vocabulary using 逆
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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