Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 逆様(さかさま) in Japanese

逆様, 逆さま, 倒様, 倒さま
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
さかさま
Romaji
sakasama
Word Senses
  • 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
    Example sentence
    さかさま入れないで下さい Don't put the books in the shelf upside down.

Examples of 逆様, 逆さま, 倒様, 倒さま, さかさま in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

10 strokes

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: 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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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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JLPT 3

14 strokes

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

On'Yomi: ヨウ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: さま, さん

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