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

(deprecated template usage) 可逆

1. reversible

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Japanese

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

Noun

可(か)逆(ぎゃく) • (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

• 可逆性(かぎゃくせい) (kagyakusei)
• 可逆的(かぎゃくてき) (kagyakuteki)