可逆

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	contrary; opposite; backwards contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
trad. (可逆)		可	逆
simp. #(可逆)		可	逆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěnì

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² jik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěnì
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěnì
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-ni⁴
    • Yale: kě-nì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keenih
    • Palladius: кэни (kɛni)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² jik⁶
    • Yale: hó yihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² jik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² yig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ jɪk̚²/

Adjective

可逆

1. reversible

Derived terms

• 不可逆 (bùkěnì)
• 可逆反應／可逆反应 (kěnì fǎnyìng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
可	逆
か Grade: 5	ぎゃく Grade: 5
on’yomi	goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かぎゃく [kàgyákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

可(か)逆(ぎゃく) • (kagyaku) ^{←かぎやく (kagyaku)?}

1. reversibility
2. (mathematics) invertibility

   可(か)逆(ぎゃく)行(ぎょう)列(れつ)

   kagyaku gyōretsu

   invertible matrix

3. (information theory) lossless

   可(か)逆(ぎゃく)圧(あっ)縮(しゅく)

   kagyaku asshuku

   lossless compression

Usage notes

In compounds, this term is often treated like an adjective.

Antonyms

• 不(ふ)可(か)逆(ぎゃく) (fukagyaku)

Derived terms

• 可(か)逆(ぎゃく)圧(あっ)縮(しゅく) (kagyaku asshuku)
• 可(か)逆(ぎゃく)機(き)関(かん) (kagyaku kikan)
• 可(か)逆(ぎゃく)サイクル (kagyaku saikuru)
• 可(か)逆(ぎゃく)性(せい) (kagyakusei)
• 可(か)逆(ぎゃく)的(てき) (kagyakuteki)
• 可(か)逆(ぎゃく)電(でん)池(ち) (kagyaku denchi)
• 可(か)逆(ぎゃく)反(はん)応(のう) (kagyaku hannō)
• 可(か)逆(ぎゃく)変(へん)化(か) (kagyaku henka)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
可	逆

Noun

可逆 • (gayeok) (hangeul 가역)

1. Hanja form^? of 가역.