What does 逆説 mean?
逆説 is a Japanese noun meaning “paradox” in English. It is written as 逆説 in kanji, ぎゃくせつ in hiragana, and gyakusetsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentences
「負けるが勝ち」は逆説的な言葉だ。
'Losing is winning' is a paradoxical saying.
彼の話は一種の逆説だ。
What he says is a kind of paradox.