# 逆 — Reverse

Frequency rank 725 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 短 (Short), less common than 触 (Touch).

- On’yomi: ぎゃく
- Kun’yomi: さか
- Radical: 辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

On the road below, a mountain topped by an umbrella stands above -- driving on the road toward an upside-down mountain with an umbrella means going in reverse.

In words:

- 逆 ぎゃく — reverse,opposite
- 逆さ さかさ — reverse,inversion,upside down
- 逆らう さからう — to go against,to oppose,to disobey,to defy

[Study 逆](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E9%80%86)

[← Rank 724: 触 (Touch)](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/触.md) · [Rank 726: 短 (Short) →](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/短.md)

[HTML](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/逆/) · [Full ranking](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency.md)