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逆

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 725 / 2,608

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On’yomi
ぎゃく
Kun’yomi
さか
Radical
辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)

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

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

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,oppositeN3
逆さ さかさ reverse,inversion,upside downN2
逆らう さからう to go against,to oppose,to disobey,to defyN3

逆 is rank 725 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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