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逆光 (ぎゃっこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

逆ぎゃっ光こう

also: ぎゃくこう

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Meanings

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noun

backlight; backlighting

abbreviation

Refers to light coming from behind the subject, especially in photography and cinematography. Abbreviation of 逆光線.

See also: 逆光線

逆ぎゃっ光こうで写しゃ真しんを撮とると、被ひ写しゃ体たいが暗くらくなることがある。
When you take a photo in backlight, the subject can become dark.

Written forms

逆光Usage100%
- ぎゃっこう
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading ぎゃっこう is the most common pronunciation.
- ぎゃくこう
  Alternate reading; less common than ぎゃっこう. May be encountered in older or formal contexts.

ポートレートでは、逆ぎゃっ光こうを利り用ようして髪かみの毛けをきれいに見みせるテクニックがある。

In portraits, there is a technique to use backlighting to make the hair look beautiful.

ぎゃくこう

Kanji

逆inverted, reverse, opposite
光ray, light

Similar words

順じゅん光こう
順光 means frontlight, where the light source is behind the photographer, illuminating the subject directly. 逆光 is the opposite, with light coming from behind the subject.
逆ぎゃっ光こう線せん
逆光線 is the full, non-abbreviated term for backlighting. 逆光 is the more common abbreviation.

Etymology

Compound of 逆 (reverse, opposite) and 光 (light). The reading ぎゃっこう is a contraction of ぎゃくこう, which is the regular on'yomi combination.