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逆 = 屰 + 辶

逆 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “inverted”. It is built from 屰 (mountain goat) and 辶 (road). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2109.

Keyword
inverted
RTK frame
2109
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギャク, ゲキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さか, さか.さ, さか.らう
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
перевернутый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
逆 disobey

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 屰 mountain goat
  2. 辶 road

How to find 逆 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mountain goat” + “road”. 逆 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 逆 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.