The kanji 逆 essentially conveys the meaning of "reverse," "opposite," "against," or "to go against." It implies a sense of going in the opposite direction, turning back, or doing something contrary to what is expected or normal. It often suggests a conflict or opposition.

・On-yomi (音読み): ギャク (gyaku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): さか (saka)

⚫︎逆（ぎゃく）に Translation: conversely; on the contrary ⚫︎逆転（ぎゃくてん） Translation: reversal; comeback ⚫︎逆らう（さからう） Translation: to go against; to oppose; to disobey

The kanji 逆 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound character. The character is composed of the radical ⾛ (shinpou, "to walk" or "to run") on the left and ❲坴❳ (not used as a single character today) on the right. ❲坴❳ is used for its phonetic value. The original meaning of 逆 was likely "to go against the flow" or "to go in the opposite direction".