Jisho

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9 strokes (also 8)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
683 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 逆 【ギャク】 reverse, opposite, converse (of a hypothesis, etc.), inverse (function)
  • 逆効果 【ギャクコウカ】 opposite effect, adverse effect, backfiring
  • 反逆 【ハンギャク】 treason, treachery, mutiny, rebellion, insurrection
  • 可逆 【カギャク】 reversible, invertible
  • 逆旅 【ゲキリョ】 inn
  • 逆鱗 【ゲキリン】 one's superior's anger, imperial wrath
  • 莫逆 【バクギャク】 cordial relations
  • 乱逆 【ランギャク】 rebellion

Kun reading compounds

  • 逆 【さか】 inverse, reverse
  • 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
  • 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
  • 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
  • 逆らう 【さからう】 to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ni4
Korean:
yeog

Spanish

  • reverso
  • inverso
  • opuesto
  • ir en contra
  • oponerse
  • desobedecer

Portuguese

  • invertido
  • inverter
  • travesso
  • contrário

French

  • inverse
  • contraire
  • opposé
  • mauvais
758 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
675 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
646 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
857 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4685 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
790 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
956 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1235 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
444 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
451 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
386 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
685 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3835 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1966 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2662 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1978 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38849P Morohashi
3091 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6041 New Nelson (John Haig)
1959 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2109 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
695 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
960 2001 Kanji
2q6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-6 SKIP code
3830.4 Four corner code
1-21-53 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9006 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
regret, bear a grudge, resentment, malice, hatred
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1877 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 恨事 【コンジ】 regrettable matter
  • 痛恨 【ツウコン】 deep regret, great sorrow, bitter grief
  • 意趣遺恨 【イシュイコン】 grudge, spite, malice, rancor

Kun reading compounds

  • 恨む 【うらむ】 to bear a grudge against, to resent, to blame, to curse, to feel bitter towards
  • 憾む 【うらむ】 to regret
  • 恨めしい 【うらめしい】 reproachful, hateful, bitter

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hen4
Korean:
han

Spanish

  • rencor
  • resentimiento
  • odio
  • arrepentimiento
  • guardar rencor
  • estar resentido
  • arrepentirse

Portuguese

  • lamento
  • rancor
  • resentimento
  • malícia
  • ódio

French

  • ressentiment
  • regret
  • rancune
  • méchanceté
  • haine
1277 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1957 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1677 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1227 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1293 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1052 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1755 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1879 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1452 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
814 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
439 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
272 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
328 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1472 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10588 Morohashi
369 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1842 New Nelson (John Haig)
1460 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1570 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1256 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1165 2001 Kanji
4k6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
9703.2 Four corner code
1-26-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6068 Unicode hex code