逆ぎゃっ境きょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

adversity; adverse circumstances; unfavorable situation

Refers to difficult or unfavorable conditions one must face, often used in contexts of perseverance or growth. Antonym: 順境 (prosperous circumstances).

Antonyms: 順境

逆ぎゃっ境きょうに負まけずに頑がん張ばる。
I'll keep going without giving in to adversity.
彼かれは逆ぎゃっ境きょうの中なかで育そだった。
He grew up in adverse circumstances.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉で逆ぎゃっ境きょうに立たつto find oneself in adversity because of something
彼かれは事じ業ぎょうの失しっ敗ぱいで逆ぎゃっ境きょうに立たたされた。
He was thrust into adversity by the failure of his business.
逆ぎゃっ境きょうを乗のり越こえるto overcome adversity
彼かの女じょは多おおくの逆ぎゃっ境きょうを乗のり越こえて成せい功こうした。
She overcame many hardships and succeeded.
逆ぎゃっ境きょうに強つよいresilient in the face of adversity
彼かれは逆ぎゃっ境きょうに強つよい性せい格かくをしている。
He has a personality that's resilient in adversity.
逆ぎゃっ境きょうに負まけないto not be beaten down by adversity
どんな逆ぎゃっ境きょうにも負まけない強つよさを持もちたい。
I want to have the strength not to be defeated by any adversity.

Kanji

逆inverted, reverse, opposite
境boundary, border, region

Related words

苦く境きょう
苦境 emphasizes being personally trapped in a hard, distressing predicament, while 逆境 more broadly describes adverse external circumstances one must endure or overcome.
難なん局きょく
難局 refers to a critical, difficult juncture (often in business or politics) requiring a decision, whereas 逆境 refers more generally to prolonged adverse circumstances shaping one's life.
困こん難なんN3
困難 is a general word for difficulty or hardship itself, while 逆境 specifically frames that hardship as a surrounding circumstance one is placed in.
試し練れん
逆境 describes an adverse situation or circumstance one is in, whereas 試練 focuses on the testing experience itself.

Opposites

順じゅん境きょう
favorable circumstances; prosperity

Etymology

Compound of 逆 (reverse, opposite) and 境 (boundary, circumstances), literally 'opposite circumstances'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from the kanji.