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逆さま (さかさま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

逆さかさま

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か

さ

ま

JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

Describes something being the opposite way around, upside down, or reversed in order. Used as a noun, な-adjective, or の-adjective.

絵えが逆さかさまに掛かけてある。
The picture is hung upside down.
順じゅん番ばんが

逆さか

さま

に

なっ

て

いる

。

The order is reversed.

彼かれは逆さかさまの考かんがえ方かたをする。

He has a backwards way of thinking.

Written forms

逆さかさまUsage53%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
さかさまUsage44%
逆さか様さまUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 逆さま is preferred.
サカサマUsage<1%
倒さかさま
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used single-kanji form; not recommended for learners.

Kanji

逆inverted, reverse, opposite
様Esq., way, manner
倒overthrow, fall, collapse

Similar words

逆ぎゃく
逆 is a broader term for 'reverse' or 'opposite', while 逆さま specifically refers to physical or positional inversion (upside down, back to front).
反はん対たい
反対 means 'opposite' in direction, opinion, or meaning, but does not imply physical inversion like 逆さま.

Etymology

Compound of 逆 (saka, 'reverse') + 様 (sama, 'state, way'). The reading さか is an older form of 逆 (saka), and さま is a suffix meaning 'state' or 'manner'.