JLPT N2
逆
Reverse, Inverse, Opposite
Onyomi
ギャク (gyaku)
Kunyomi
さか (saka)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
辶 (shinnyou: road, walk) + 屰 (opposite, contrary; visually, a person upside down)
📖 Mnemonic Story
You're walking along a familiar **road** (辶), when suddenly you see a giant human (大) standing completely **upside down** (the top part of 屰, like an upside-down person) right in your path! Everything feels **reversed** and **opposite** to how it should be, forcing you to turn back.
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Quick Hint:
Road, upside-down person
Essential N2 Vocabulary
逆転
ぎゃくてん
Sudden turn / Reversal
逆らう
さからう
To go against / To disobey
逆さま
さかさま
Upside down / Inverted
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "逆"
試合は＿＿＿＿＿勝利となった。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 逆転は「ぎゃくてん」と読みます。
English: Reversal is read as 'gyakuten'.
English: Reversal is read as 'gyakuten'.
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