ぎゃく
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. reverse; opposite
Adjective (な)
Noun
2. converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
Noun
Math
3. inverse (function)
Kanji used
reverse
Pitch accent
ぎゃ
Top 800
Used in vocabulary (113 in total)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
the exact opposite
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
conversely; on the contrary
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
the opposite direction; the other way
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
opposite side; other side
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
rebel; traitor; insurgent
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
atrocity; (arch.) treason
headwind; adverse wind
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
women picking up men
treacherous retainer
reversible; invertible
inverted position (tarot card, etc.); reversed position
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
rebel; traitor
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
crime of killing one's master or parent (Edo period); very grave sin
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
reverse sexual harassment; sexual harassment of males by females
bad deed which ultimately results in the creation of a good Buddhist; older person conducting a funeral service for a younger relative, in particular, a parent for a child
asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)
man marrying into wealth and power
reciprocal; inverse number; multiplicative inverse
reverse order; following a contrary path
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
forward and reverse
reverse discrimination
chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
inverse; reverse; retro-; contra-
(chromosomal) inversion
backward reading
antiphase; reverse phase
inverse proportion
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn
reaction; adverse effect
reverse lookup (e.g. dictionary, address resolution, etc.)
reverse course; reversion
right-facing swastika; clockwise swastika
choppy seas; head sea
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
reverse transcription
bad luck; reverse of fortune
inverse ratio
inverse element
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn
backhand (tennis, etc.)
reverse-imported vehicle (esp. high-displacement motorcycles meant for sale outside Japan)
reverse auction; name-your-price auction
reciprocal lattice (crystallography)
shielding; reverse clipping
suffix notation; postfix notation; reverse Polish notation
inverse trigonometric function; cyclometric function
reverse Polish notation; RPN
converse proposition
unfavourable condition; adverse position
calculator with postfix notation logic; calculator with suffix notation logic; calculator with reverse-Polish notation logic
reverse Polish notation; RPN
shielding; reverse clipping
the eight unpardonable crimes in ancient Japanese law
Examples (8 in total)
It's upside down.
I hold the converse opinion.
The converse is also true.