Slang Bridge

Japanese & English slang and culture expressions

adverb

gyaku-ni

Reading: ぎゃくにRomaji: gyaku-ni

Japanese: 逆に

#everyday#spoken-common

Meaning

  • Used to pivot: 'on the other hand' or 'actually'.

Examples

  • Actually, that's good.
  • So what do we do then?

Nuance

  • spoken
  • pivot

Notes

  • Overuse can make you sound vague.