Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrogression; going in the wrong direction; going against (e.g. the times); running counter to

    この政府はまさしく時代に逆行している。
    This government is really putting the clock back.
  2. retrograde motion

    Astronomy

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

Kun
さかさか.ささか.らう
On
ギャクゲキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
683 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-6SKIP code
2q6.8The Kanji Dictionary
3830.4Four corner code
960deroo
9006Unicode hex code
1-21-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4685Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6041New Nelson (John Haig)
3091New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3835Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1966Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2662Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1959Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2109Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
857A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1235Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
790Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38849PMorohashi
646A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
444Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
451Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
758sakade
956Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
675henshall3
695Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
386Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
685Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1978Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ni4Pinyin reading
yeogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

Kun
い.くゆ.く-ゆ.き-ゆき-い.き-いきおこな.うおこ.なう
On
コウギョウアン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
20 of 2500
Radical
go
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

いくなみなめみちゆきゆく

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-3SKIP code
3i3.1The Kanji Dictionary
2122.1Four corner code
2053deroo
884cUnicode hex code
1-25-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4213Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5419New Nelson (John Haig)
212New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
246Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
157Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
187Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
873Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
938Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
31A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
245Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
24Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34029Morohashi
118A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
68Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
73sakade
82Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
131henshall3
123Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
18crowley
58Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1613Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
882Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing2, hang2, hang4, xing4Pinyin reading
haeng, hangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level