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逆さ is a Japanese word that means reverse, inversion, upside down, inverted, reverse, opposite, and in some contexts (especially without the secondary hiragana character), can mean wicked.
逆さ has some significance to those practicing certain forms of Japanese martial arts.
Note: The first character is kanji (originally a Chinese character now used in Japanese) it still holds the same meaning in Chinese. However, the secondary hiragana makes this a Japanese-only entry.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 逆さ search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
逆さ see styles |
sakasa さかさ |
More info & calligraphy: Sakasa / Reverse |
逆さま see styles |
sakasama さかさま |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) inverted; upside down |
逆ざや see styles |
gyakuzaya ぎゃくざや |
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn |
逆さ卍 see styles |
sakasamanji さかさまんじ |
right-facing swastika; clockwise swastika |
逆サ川 see styles |
sakasagawa さかさがわ |
(place-name) Sakasagawa |
逆さ睫 see styles |
sakasamatsuge さかさまつげ |
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis |
逆さ磔 see styles |
sakasaharitsuke さかさはりつけ |
upside-down crucifixion |
逆さ箸 see styles |
sakasabashi さかさばし |
taking food with one's chopsticks upside down (a breach of etiquette) |
逆さ鯰 see styles |
sakasanamazu; sakasanamazu さかさなまず; サカサナマズ |
(kana only) upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris) |
真逆さま see styles |
masakasama まさかさま |
(noun or adjectival noun) headlong; head over heels |
逆さま事 see styles |
sakasamagoto さかさまごと |
(1) (obscure) (kana only) child dying before parents; (2) (obscure) occurrence out of sequence; wrong order |
逆さ別れ see styles |
sakasawakare さかさわかれ |
a child dying before its parents |
逆さ吊り see styles |
sakasazuri さかさづり |
(adverb) hanging upside down |
逆さ海月 see styles |
sakasakurage さかさくらげ |
traditional love hotel; traditional Japanese inn specially for couples |
逆さ睫毛 see styles |
sakasamatsuge さかさまつげ |
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis |
逆さ言葉 see styles |
sakasakotoba さかさことば |
word said backwards; word of opposite meaning |
逆さ読み see styles |
sakasayomi さかさよみ |
(noun/participle) (See ズージャー,ぱいおつ) reading a word backwards (often to make slang) |
上下逆さま see styles |
jougesakasama / jogesakasama じょうげさかさま |
(noun or adjectival noun) upside down |
真っ逆さま see styles |
massakasama まっさかさま |
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) head over heels; headlong; head first |
逆さくらげ see styles |
sakasakurage さかさくらげ |
traditional love hotel; traditional Japanese inn specially for couples |
逆さまつげ see styles |
sakasamatsuge さかさまつげ |
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis |
逆さまつ毛 see styles |
sakasamatsuge さかさまつげ |
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis |
Variations: |
sakasanamazu; sakasanamazu さかさなまず; サカサナマズ |
(kana only) upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris) |
Variations: |
masakasama まさかさま |
(noun or adjectival noun) (See まっさかさま) headlong; head over heels |
Variations: |
sakasama さかさま |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round |
Variations: |
massakasama まっさかさま |
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) (See 真逆様・まさかさま) head over heels; headlong; head first |
Variations: |
gyakuzaya ぎゃくざや |
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn |
Variations: |
gyakuzaya(逆zaya, 逆鞘); gyakuzaya(逆zaya) ぎゃくざや(逆ざや, 逆鞘); ぎゃくザヤ(逆ザヤ) |
(discount rate) negative spread; loss margin; back spread; downturn |
Variations: |
sakasa さかさ |
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (abbreviation) (See 逆さま) inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front |
Variations: |
sakasamagoto さかさまごと |
(1) (rare) (kana only) child dying before parents; (2) (rare) (orig. meaning) occurrence out of sequence; wrong order |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
Sakasa Reverse | 逆さ | sakasa |
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