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The Japanese word

is pronounced
gyaku | ぎゃく
means
reverse, opposite
Examples:
逆は必ずしも真ならず。
gyaku wa kanarazushimo shin nara zu.
The reverse is not always true.
逆は必ずしも真ならず。
gyaku wa kanarazushimo shin nara zu.
The reverse is not necessarily true. | The opposite is not always true. | The opposite is not necessarily true. | The reverse will not always turn out to be true. | The reverse will not necessarily turn out to be true. | The opposite will not always turn out to be true.
逆は必ずしも真ならず。
gyaku wa kanarazushimo shin nara zu.
The opposite will not necessarily turn out to be true.
彼の発言は逆効果になった。
kare no hatsugen wa gyaku kōka ni natta.
His remarks had the opposite effect.
彼は私が頼んだことの逆をやった。
kare wa watashi ga tanon da koto no gyaku o yatta.
He did the reverse of what I asked.
そう言いながら、俺は真逆の行動に出た。
sō ī nagara, ore wa ma gyaku no kōdō ni de ta.
Saying which, I did the opposite.
ベストを裏返さなくちゃ。表裏逆ですよ。
besuto o uragaesa naku cha. hyōri gyaku desu yo.
You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.
アルファベットを逆から言ってください。
arufabetto o gyaku kara itte kudasai.
Say the alphabet backwards. | Please say the alphabet in reverse.
ベストを裏返さなくちゃ。表裏逆ですよ。
besuto o uragaesa naku cha. hyōri gyaku desu yo.
You need to reverse your vest. It's inside-out!
あなたは、いうこととすることがまったく逆だ。
anata wa, iu koto to suru koto ga mattaku gyaku da.
You say one thing and then act just the opposite.
資本主義とは人間による人間の搾取である。共産主義はその真逆だ。
shihon jugi to wa ningen niyoru ningen no sakuju de aru. kyōsan jugi wa sono ma gyaku da.
Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Communism is the exact opposite.
誰もが賛辞を耳にするのは好きであるが、過剰な賛辞は誠実さを感じさせないという逆の効果をもつ。
dare mo ga sanji o mimi ni suru no wa suki de aru ga, kajō na sanji wa seijitsu sa o kanji sase nai toyū gyaku no kōka o motsu.
Everyone loves to hear praise, but over-praise has the opposite effect of sounding insincere.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org