Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 逆撫で(さかなで) in Japanese

逆撫で, 逆なで
Kana Reading
さかなで, ぎゃくなで
Romaji
sakanade, gyakunade
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
    Example sentence
    彼の言うことすべてが、私の神経を逆なでするのです。 Everything he says rubs me the wrong way.

Examples of 逆撫で, 逆なで, さかなで, ぎゃくなで in a sentence

Kanji in this word

撫

15 strokes

stroke, pat, smooth down

On'Yomi: ブ, フ

Kun'Yomi: な.でる

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逆 JLPT 2

9 strokes

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

On'Yomi: ギャク, ゲキ

Kun'Yomi: さか, さか.さ, さか.らう

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