also: ぎゃくこう
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
reverse movement; going backwards; retrogression
General term for moving backward, going against the flow, or regressing. Often used figuratively for opposing trends or returning to a previous state.
Antonyms: 順行
時代の流れに逆行する政策は支持を得にくい。
Policies that go against the current of the times have difficulty gaining support.
The economy reversed course and returned to a recession.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
retrograde motion
Astronomy term for the apparent backward motion of a planet against the fixed stars.
Antonyms: 順行
火星が逆行しているように見えるのは、地球との相対的な位置関係による。
Mars appears to be in retrograde motion due to its relative position to Earth.