日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsinverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
On'yomiギャク、ゲキ
Kun'yomiさか、さか、さか
Strokes9
Radical

Compounds

  • reverse, opposite, converse (of a hypothesis, etc.), inverse (function)

  • inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front

  • to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

  • adversity, hardship, adverse circumstances, unfortunate situation

  • opposite effect, adverse effect, backfiring

  • retrogression, reversal, relapse, doubling back

Example sentences

  • We succeeded despite adversity.

  • And yet, the contrary is always true as well.

  • Pac-Man, when a certain condition is reached, can counter attack and eat the monsters chasing him.

  • "Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her." "Thought you'd agree."

  • "Eh? Is the tangent cosine divided by sine?" "Other way round!"

  • I thought that Takeo would pass the exam and Kunio would fail, but the result was the other way around.

  • Face adversity with courage.

  • She bore her misfortunes with a brave spirit.