逆光 ぎゃっこう Also written ぎゃくこう Meanings Noun backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind See also: 逆光線 (ぎゃっこうせん). Kanji 逆 reverse. Read as ギャク. 光 light. Read as コウ. Words containing 逆光 逆光線 (ぎゃっこうせん) backlight (in photography, etc.) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists