Hanja Analyzer
逆

逆 — yeok

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
거스릴 역
Romanization
yeok
English
disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor
Mandarin
nì
Japanese on'yomi
ギャク, ゲキ
Japanese kun'yomi
さか さか.さ さか.らう
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 5
Newspaper frequency
#683 of 2,500
Strokes
9
Radical
辵 (162, 6 residual)
Unicode
U+9006

Parts that make up 逆

  • 屰 거꾸로 선 사람거스르는 일. ‘역’ 계열의 소리
  • ⻌ variant of 辶 네거리와 발가고 오는 일, 길 위의 움직임

How 逆 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 逆 as a ideographic compound involving 辵, 屰.

Korean example words with 逆

  • 모역謀逆 Korean gloss: 반역을 꾀함
  • 역당逆黨 Korean gloss: 역적의 무리
  • 역도逆徒 Korean gloss: 역적의 무리
  • 토역討逆 Korean gloss: 역적을 토벌함
  • 역순逆順 Korean gloss: 거꾸로 된 순서
  • 시역弑逆 Korean gloss: 부모나 임금을 죽임
  • 역도逆倒 Korean gloss: 거꾸로 뒤집어 놓음
  • 역신逆臣 Korean gloss: 임금을 반역한 신하
  • 역심逆心 Korean gloss: 반역을 꾀하는 마음
  • 역률逆律 Korean gloss: 역적을 처벌하는 법률
  • 역산逆産 Korean gloss: 부역자나 역적의 재산
  • 구역嘔逆 Korean gloss: 토할 듯 메스꺼운 느낌

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 逆

  • 逆転ぎゃくてん reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout
  • 逆ぎゃく reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
  • 逆転勝ちぎゃくてんがち comeback victory; comeback
  • 逆風ぎゃくふう headwind; adverse wind
  • 逆手さかて underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning
  • 逆輸入ぎゃくゆにゅう reimportation; reimport; reverse import
  • 反逆はんぎゃく treason; treachery; mutiny
  • 逆効果ぎゃくこうか opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
  • 逆しまさかしま reverse; inversion; upside down
  • 逆襲ぎゃくしゅう counterattack
  • 逆境ぎゃっきょう adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
  • 逆なでさかなで rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)

Other hanja read “역”

Other hanja with radical 辵

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