| 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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2494 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鱗芽 【リンガ】 bulbil, cormel, brood bud
- 鱗形 【ウロコガタ】 triangular pattern, scalelike pattern, imbricate pattern, imbrication, triangle emblem
- 介鱗 【カイリン】 fish and shellfish
- 細鱗 【サイリン】 small (fish) scale, small fish
Kun reading compounds
- 鱗 【うろこ】 scale (of fish, snake, etc.), serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
- 鱗形 【うろこがた】 triangular pattern, scalelike pattern, imbricate pattern, imbrication, triangle emblem
- 三つ鱗 【みつうろこ】 mitsuuroko emblem (three triangles in a triangular pattern; Hōjō clan symbol)
- 目からウロコ 【めからうろこ】 seeing the light, being awakened to the truth, having the scales fall from one's eyes
- 鱗 【うろこ】 scale (of fish, snake, etc.), serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
- 鱗板 【こけらいた】 thin shingles
- 鱗 【うろこ】 scale (of fish, snake, etc.), serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
- 鱗板 【こけらいた】 thin shingles
Readings
- Korean:
- rin
Spanish
- escamas (peces)
Portuguese
French
| 5334 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2375 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1668 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 46502 | Morohashi |
| 6923 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2054 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2211 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 11a13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-13 | SKIP code |
| 1-11-12 | SKIP code |
| 2935.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9c57 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
904 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 触媒 【ショクバイ】 catalyst
- 触発 【ショクハツ】 detonation by contact, contact detonation, touching off (something), triggering, sparking, provocation, inspiration
- 鎧袖一触 【ガイシュウイッショク】 (beating someone) hands down, with a single blow
- 濃厚接触 【ノウコウセッショク】 close contact (with an infected person)
Kun reading compounds
- 触れる 【ふれる】 to touch, to feel, to touch (with), to experience, to come in contact with, to perceive, to touch on (a subject), to allude to, to refer to, to mention, to bring up, to be in conflict with, to violate (law, copyright, etc.), to infringe, to proclaim, to make known, to spread (e.g. a rumour)
- 触る 【さわる】 to touch, to feel, to get involved (with), to approach, to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
- 触る 【さわる】 to touch, to feel, to get involved (with), to approach, to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
- 触らぬ神に祟りなし 【さわらぬかみにたたりなし】 let sleeping dogs lie, wake not a sleeping lion, the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
Readings
- Korean:
- chog
Spanish
- tocar
- percibir
- mencionar
- proclamar
- anunciar
Portuguese
- contato
- tocar
- sentir
- acesso
- proclamar
- anunciar
- conflito
French
- contact
- toucher
- sentir
- frapper
- proclamer
- annoncer
- conflit
| 1428 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1256 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4305 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 945 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 893 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 874 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 894 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1382 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1652 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1914 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1018 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1376 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1830 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35070 | Morohashi |
| 1518 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5547 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1813 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1954 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1663 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2571 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6d7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 2523.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89e6 | Unicode hex code |