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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

逆ぎゃく効こう果か

gyakukouka

opposite effect, backfire

Example sentences

  1. そんなことをしたら逆効果ぎゃくこうかになる。

    If you do that, it will only bring about a contrary effect.

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  2. そのためコテ等とうで圧縮あっしゅくして早はやく焼やき上あげてしまいたくなるが、これは逆効果ぎゃくこうかである。

    So we are tempted to grill it up soon by pressing with a spatula and so on, but this works against us.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. ただし、カツは消化しょうかに時間じかんを要ようするため、食たべるタイミングによっては、逆効果ぎゃくこうかとなる事ことがある。

    Depending upon when to eat, however, this might prove counter productive as it takes some time to digest cutlets.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 逆効果

  • 逆inverted; reverseOnギャク・ゲキKunさか・さかさ・さからう
  • 効merit; efficacyOnコウKunきく・ききめ・ならう
  • 果fruit; rewardOnカKunはたす・はたす・はてる

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