逆行

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Chinese

contrary; opposite; backwards
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
 
to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
trad. (逆行) 逆 行
simp. #(逆行) 逆 行

Pronunciation

Verb

逆行 (intransitve)

  1. (of vehicles) to go in the wrong direction; to drive against traffic
  2. (astronomy) to retrograde
  3. (neologism) to be contrary to the common run
    逆行者  ―  nìxíngzhě  ―  hero in harm's way
    如今在德國數十條街道以Georg Elser的名字命名，還有多座紀念碑為其矗立，以紀念這位孤獨逆行的勇者。
    如今在德国数十条街道以Georg Elser的名字命名，还有多座纪念碑为其矗立，以纪念这位孤独逆行的勇者。
    Rújīn zài Déguó shùshí tiáo jiēdào yǐ Georg Elser de míngzì mìngmíng, háiyǒu duō zuò jìniànbēi wèi qí chùlì, yǐ jìniàn zhèwèi gūdú nìxíng de yǒngzhě.
    Dozens of streets in Germany are named after Georg Elser, multiple monuments standing in his honor, commemorating this solitary warrior who defied the tide.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (逆行):
  • → Japanese: 逆行(ぎゃっこう) (gyakkō)
  • → Korean: 역행(逆行) (yeokhaeng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逆 行
ぎゃく > ぎゃっ
Grade: 5 		こう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

逆(ぎゃっ)行(こう) • (gyakkō) ←ぎやくこう (gyakukou)?

  1. going backwards

Verb

逆(ぎゃっ)行(こう)する • (gyakkō suru) ←ぎやくこう (gyakukou)?intransitive suru (stem 逆(ぎゃっ)行(こう)し (gyakkō shi), past 逆(ぎゃっ)行(こう)した (gyakkō shita))

  1. to go back; to regress; to retrograde

Conjugation

Conjugation of "逆行する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 逆行し ぎゃっこうし gyakkō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 逆行し ぎゃっこうし gyakkō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 逆行する ぎゃっこうする gyakkō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 逆行する ぎゃっこうする gyakkō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 逆行すれ ぎゃっこうすれ gyakkō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 逆行せよ¹
逆行しろ² 		ぎゃっこうせよ¹
ぎゃっこうしろ² 		gyakkō seyo¹
gyakkō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 逆行される ぎゃっこうされる gyakkō sareru
Causative 逆行させる
逆行さす 		ぎゃっこうさせる
ぎゃっこうさす 		gyakkō saseru
gyakkō sasu
Potential 逆行できる ぎゃっこうできる gyakkō dekiru
Volitional 逆行しよう ぎゃっこうしよう gyakkō shiyō
Negative 逆行しない ぎゃっこうしない gyakkō shinai
Negative continuative 逆行せず ぎゃっこうせず gyakkō sezu
Formal 逆行します ぎゃっこうします gyakkō shimasu
Perfective 逆行した ぎゃっこうした gyakkō shita
Conjunctive 逆行して ぎゃっこうして gyakkō shite
Hypothetical conditional 逆行すれば ぎゃっこうすれば gyakkō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
逆行

Noun

逆行 • (yeokhaeng) (hangeul 역행)

  1. hanja form? of 역행
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