逆 inverted

Meaning	inverted; reverse; opposite; wicked
On	ギャク、ゲキ
Kun	さか、さか.さ、さか.らう
Strokes	9
First met	N3 lesson 16, in 逆転

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
逆転	ぎゃくてん	reversal, inversion	N3
逆植	ぎゃくしょく	type set upside down	N3
逆撫で	さかなで	rubbing the wrong way	N2
逆風	ぎゃくふう	headwind, adverse condition	N1
逆レポ	ぎゃくレポ	reverse repurchase agreement	N1
逆ザヤ	ぎゃくザヤ	negative spread, inverted spread	N1
逆行	ぎゃっこう	counter-trend, going in reverse	N1
逆効果	ぎゃくこうか	opposite effect, counterproductive	N1

Examples

ええ。マクロ的(てき)な景気(けいき)刺激(しげき)効果(こうか)と、金融(きんゆう)仲介(ちゅうかい)機能(きのう)の疲弊(ひへい)という逆風(ぎゃくふう)のバランスをどのように評価(ひょうか)するか、次期(じき)展望(てんぼう)レポートの最大(さいだい)の焦点(しょうてん)となります。

Indeed. How to evaluate the balance between macroeconomic stimulus effects and the headwinds of financial intermediation exhaustion will be the primary focus of the upcoming Outlook Report. (N1 lesson 10)