| 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) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
683 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
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
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- reverso
- inverso
- opuesto
- ir en contra
- oponerse
- desobedecer
Portuguese
- invertido
- inverter
- travesso
- contrário
French
- inverse
- contraire
- opposé
- mauvais
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
890 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戻入 【レイニュウ】 reversal of monies, funds, commissions
- 背戻 【ハイレイ】 disobeying, infringing, running counter to
- 暴戻 【ボウレイ】 tyranny, atrocity, brutality
Kun reading compounds
- 戻す 【もどす】 to put back, to return, to give back, to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling), to turn back (e.g. clock hand), to vomit, to throw up, to recover (of a market price)
- 戻る 【もどる】 to turn back (e.g. half-way), to return, to go back, to recover (e.g. something lost), to be returned, to rebound, to spring back
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeo, ryeol
Spanish
- vuelta
- regreso
- devolución
- volver
- vomitar
- regresar
- devolver
Portuguese
- re-
- volta
- reverter
- recomeçar
- restaurar
- retornar
French
- revenir
- re-
- reprendre
- restaurer
- rendre
- revenir en arrière
| 1920 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 923 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1850 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 552 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1238 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1304 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1201 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 842 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2441 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1234 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1090 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11707X | Morohashi |
| 1942 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2051 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1081 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1162 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3063 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3023.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 623b | Unicode hex code |