ぎゃく
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. reverse; opposite
Adjective (な)
Noun
2. converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
Noun
Math
3. inverse (function)
Kanji used
reverse
Pitch accent
ぎゃ
Top 800
Used in vocabulary (113 in total)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
the exact opposite
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
Examples (8 in total)
It's upside down.
I hold the converse opinion.
The converse is also true.
Please say the alphabet backwards.
He did the reverse of what I asked.
He loves cars, while his brother hates them.
Sometimes a verb is derived from a noun and sometimes it is the other way around.
She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.