真っ逆様

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
さか
Grade: 5
さま
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
眞っ逆樣 (kyūjitai)
真っ逆さま

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

真っ (ma'-, truly) +‎ 逆様 (sakasama, inverted, upside down)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(さか)(さま) (massakasama

  1. head over heels; headlong; head first
    ()逆様(さかさま)()ちる
    massakasama ni ochiru
    to fall down head first

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN