What does 逆 mean?
逆 is a Japanese noun meaning “reverse, opposite” in English. It can also be translated as “converse (of a hypothesis, etc.), inverse (function)” depending on context. It is written as 逆 in kanji, ぎゃく in hiragana, and gyaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
夫の方が殴ったと彼女は言っているが、実はその逆だった。
She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.