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“Inversion” in Japanese

Short answer
逆位 gyakui ぎゃくい

Inversion in Japanese is “逆位” (gyakui). Full meaning: (chromosomal) inversion.

Other ways to say “Inversion” in Japanese

逆しま sakashima reverse, inversion, upside down; unreasonable, absurd, wrong 逆換 gyakkan (logical) inversion 転倒 tentou fall, falling down, tumbling, toppling (over); inversion, reversal, turning upside-down; getting upset, losing one's presence of mind 倒錯 tousaku perversion; inversion 転化 tenka change, transformation, inversion 倒置 touchi turning upside down; inversion 冠履転倒 kanritentou disorder, chaos, inversion 先後 sengo before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence; occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order) さかしま sakashima reverse, inversion, upside down; unreasonable, absurd, wrong 反転 hanten rolling over, turning over; turning around (the other way), reversal (of direction, course, etc.), inversion, flipping; producing a positive from a negative, producing a negative from a positive 転回 tenkai revolution, rotation; turn, turning; inversion

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