# 逆 opposite

(motion) + 屯 (bent dagger)
★★★★☆
9 strokes

## Onyomi

GYAKU | If you tell me I GOTTA COOL down, I'll do the opposite.

## Mnemonic

| You'll note that the bent dagger radical is bent to the left, rather than the right. Because this kanji means opposite! So now we can say . . . Whichever way you move,I'll move the opposite !

## Kunyomi

( に ) さか*らう | to counter-react, to do the opposite of what you're supposed ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

逆(ぎゃく) xxx | opposite of xxx, or reacting against xxx ★★★★☆ PRE this is a prefix, meaning "opposite of"- you can put it in front of any word, the way you'd use "Bizarrrro"
逆さま(さかさま) のXXX | upside-down ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA upside-down or inside-out xxx
逆効果(ぎゃくこうか) | the opposite effect ☆☆☆☆☆ 逆 (opposite) + 効果 (an effect) = 逆効果 (the opposite effect ) the opposite effect from what you'd intended.

## Synonyms

resist 対抗する 抵抗 逆らう