| 逆 | ぎゃく | reverse, opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.) |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん | (sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball) |
| 逆転勝ち | ぎゃくてんがち | winning after defeat seems certain, coming from behind to win |
| 逆風 | ぎゃくふう | head wind, adverse wind |
| 逆手 | ぎゃくて, さかて | underhand or backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent) |
| 逆輸入 | ぎゃくゆにゅう | reimportation |
| 逆効果 | ぎゃくこうか, ぎゃっこうか | backfire, counterproductive, opposite effect |
| 逆なで | さかなで, ぎゃくなで | rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat), irritating |
| 反逆 | はんぎゃく | treason, treachery, mutiny, rebellion, insurrection |
| 逆襲 | ぎゃくしゅう | counterattack |
