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Meaning of 逆行 in Japanese
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逆行
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Kana Readingぎゃっこう, ぎゃくこう
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Romajigyakkō, gyakukō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
- Meaning
- reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; moving in the wrong direction; running counter to (e.g. the laws of nature); running against (e.g. the tide of the times)
- Example sentence
- この政府はまさしく時代に逆行している。 This government is really putting the clock back.
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- retrogradation (astronomy); retrogression
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Examples of 逆行, ぎゃっこう, ぎゃくこう in a sentence
Kanji in this word
逆
JLPT 2
9 strokes
inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
On'Yomi: ギャク, ゲキ
Kun'Yomi: さか, さか.さ, さか.らう
行
JLPT 5
6 strokes
going, journey
On'Yomi: コウ, ギョウ, アン
Kun'Yomi: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう