逆 (Gyaku) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “reverse, opposite, converse (of a hypothesis, etc.), inverse (function)”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, na-adjective, nounreverse; opposite
- na-adjective, nounconverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
- noun prefixinverse (function)
Examples
それは逆だ。
That is the other way about.
逆もまた真なり。
The converse is also true.
彼はハンドルを逆に切った。
He turned the steering wheel the other way about.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).