Meaning of 逆様 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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逆様, 逆さま, 倒様, 倒さまJLPT 2
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Kana Readingさかさま
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Romajisakasama
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- inversion; upside down
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Example Sentences
逆様, 逆さま, 倒様, 倒さま, さかさま used in context
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Don't put the books in the shelf upside down.
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She hung the picture upside down.
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He was reading a paper upside down.
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彼はびんを逆さまにして振ったが、はちみつはそれでも出てこなかった。
He turned the bottle upside down and shook it, but still the honey wouldn't come out.
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His book was upside down.
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After the accident, the car lay in the street upside down.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
On: トウ
Kun: たお.れる, -だお.れ, たお.す, さかさま, さかさ, さかしま
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