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Gyaku
gyaku
逆 is a Japanese Kanji that means reverse, inversion, upside down, inverted, reverse, opposite, or wicked.
Sakasa / Reverse
sakasa
逆さ is a Japanese word that means reverse, inversion, upside down, inverted, reverse, opposite, and in some contexts (especially without the secondary hiragana character), can mean wicked.
逆さ has some significance to those practicing certain forms of Japanese martial arts.
Note: The first character is kanji (originally a Chinese character now used in Japanese) it still holds the same meaning in Chinese. However, the secondary hiragana makes this a Japanese-only entry.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
逆さ see styles |
sakasa さかさ |
More info & calligraphy: Sakasa / Reverse |
倒 see styles |
dào dao4 tao dō さかしま |
to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet (noun or adjectival noun) (1) reverse; inversion; upside down; (2) unreasonable; absurd; wrong; (n-pref,n) inverse; reverse To fall, lie down; to pour; upside down, inverted, perverted; on the contrary. |
傎 see styles |
diān dian1 tien |
inversion; mistake |
倒さ see styles |
sakasa さかさ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) reverse; inversion; upside down |
倒位 see styles |
dào wèi dao4 wei4 tao wei |
inversion |
倒相 see styles |
dào xiàng dao4 xiang4 tao hsiang |
phase reversal; phase inversion |
倒置 see styles |
dào zhì dao4 zhi4 tao chih touchi / tochi とうち |
to invert (n,vs,vt,vi) (1) turning upside down; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) {gramm} inversion |
倒錯 see styles |
tousaku / tosaku とうさく |
(noun/participle) (1) perversion; (noun/participle) (2) inversion |
先後 先后 see styles |
xiān hòu xian1 hou4 hsien hou matsunochi まつのち |
early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another (1) before and after; earlier and later; order; sequence; (n,vs,vi) (2) occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order); (3) (abbreviation) {shogi} (from 先手後手) black and white; (place-name) Matsunochi before and after |
反演 see styles |
fǎn yǎn fan3 yan3 fan yen |
inversion (geometry) |
反転 see styles |
hanten はんてん |
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) rolling over; turning over; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); inversion; flipping; (n,vs,vt,vi) (3) {photo} producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive; (n,vs,vt,vi) (4) {math} circle inversion; plane inversion |
反轉 反转 see styles |
fǎn zhuǎn fan3 zhuan3 fan chuan |
reversal; inversion; to reverse; to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc) |
覆諦 复谛 see styles |
fù dì fu4 di4 fu ti fuku tai |
(覆俗諦) The unenlightened inversion of reality, common views of things. |
転倒 see styles |
tendou / tendo てんどう tentou / tento てんとう |
(Buddhist term) cognitive distortion; (n,vs,adj-no) (1) falling down; tumbling; overturning; turning over; (2) reversing; inverting; inversion; (3) getting upset |
転化 see styles |
tenka てんか |
(n,vs,vi) change; transformation; inversion |
転回 see styles |
tenkai てんかい |
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) revolution; rotation; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) turn; turning; (n,vs,vi) (3) {music} inversion; (n,vs,vi) (4) handspring (gymnastics) |
轉回 转回 see styles |
zhuǎn huí zhuan3 hui2 chuan hui |
to turn back; to put back; reversal; melodic inversion (in music) |
逆位 see styles |
gyakui ぎゃくい |
{biol} (chromosomal) inversion |
逆換 see styles |
gyakkan; gyakukan ぎゃっかん; ぎゃくかん |
(logical) inversion |
顛倒 颠倒 see styles |
diān dǎo dian1 dao3 tien tao tendou / tendo てんどう tentou / tento てんとう |
to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy (Buddhist term) cognitive distortion; (n,vs,adj-no) (1) falling down; tumbling; overturning; turning over; (2) reversing; inverting; inversion; (3) getting upset |
倒置法 see styles |
touchihou / tochiho とうちほう |
{ling} inversion of the word order in a sentence; anastrophe |
環反転 see styles |
kanhanten かんはんてん |
{chem} ring inversion; ring flip |
逆しま see styles |
sakashima さかしま |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) reverse; inversion; upside down; (2) unreasonable; absurd; wrong |
逆転層 see styles |
gyakutensou / gyakutenso ぎゃくてんそう |
inversion layer |
ズーレー see styles |
zuuree / zuree ズーレー |
(slang) (inversion of レズ) (See レズ) lesbian |
テーバー see styles |
teebaa / teeba テーバー |
(noun or adjectival noun) (slang) (inversion of 派手) (See 派手・はで) showy; loud; flashy; gaudy; (place-name) Taber (Canada) |
冠履転倒 see styles |
kanritentou / kanritento かんりてんとう |
(yoji) (rare) disorder; chaos; inversion |
指鹿作馬 指鹿作马 see styles |
zhǐ lù zuò mǎ zhi3 lu4 zuo4 ma3 chih lu tso ma |
to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth |
白黒反転 see styles |
shirokurohanten しろくろはんてん |
reverse video; white-on-black; white and black inversion |
リハーサル see styles |
ribaasaru / ribasaru リバーサル |
(1) reversal (process in photography); (2) (abbreviation) (See リバーサルフィルム) reversal film; (3) reversal; inversion; flipping |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
| Gyaku | 逆 | gyaku |
| Sakasa Reverse | 逆さ | sakasa |
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