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逆らう
さからう
Common word
N3
Verbs
go against; oppose; disobey; defy
逆さ
さかさ
Common word
N2
Other
inverted; upside down; reversed
逆手
さかて
Common word
Nouns
underhand grip · cross-handed grip; hands reversed · reverse grip (sword) · turning the tables; using against · reverse arm-lock; joint lock · foul trick
逆さま
さかさま
N2
な-adjectives
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
逆恨み
さかうらみ
Nouns
being resented by someone you resent; resentment from the person you hold a grudge against · resenting someone who meant well; misunderstanding kindness as ill will · unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
逆立ち
さかだち
Common word
N1
Nouns
handstand; headstand · being upside down; being reversed; being inverted
逆なで
さかなで
Nouns
rubbing the wrong way; irritating
逆子
さかご
Nouns
breech presentation; breech birth
逆立つ
さかだつ
Verbs
stand on end; bristle; ruffle
逆しま
さかしま
Common word
Nouns
reverse; inversion; upside down · unreasonable; absurd; wrong
逆さまつげ
さかさまつげ
Nouns
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
逆さクラゲ
さかさクラゲ
Nouns
upside-down jellyfish; Cassiopea jellyfish · traditional love hotel; old-style couples' inn
逆とったり
さかとったり
Nouns
arm bar throw counter
逆上がり
さかあがり
Nouns
back hip circle; pullover
逆凪
さかなぎ
Nouns
backfire (of a spell, curse, etc.)
逆剃り
さかぞり
Nouns
shaving against the grain; shaving upwards
さかむけ
Nouns
hangnail
さかまた
Nouns
orca; killer whale
逆夢
さかゆめ
Nouns
dream that goes against reality; dream that predicts the opposite
逆巻く
さかまく
Verbs
surge; swell; rage
サカマキガイ
さかまきがい
Nouns
European physa; tadpole snail; bladder snail
逆ねじ
さかねじ
Nouns
turning the wrong way; reverse twist · retort; turning the tables
逆柱
さかばしら
Nouns
inverted pillar; pillar placed upside down · intentionally inverted pillar; pillar inverted to avoid perfection
逆さま事
さかさまごと
Nouns
child dying before parents · occurrence out of sequence; wrong order
逆毛
さかげ
Nouns
back-combed hair; teased hair; puffed-up hair
逆波
さかなみ
Nouns
choppy seas; head sea
逆目
さかめ
Nouns
against the grain; cross-grain
逆睫毛
さかまつげ
Nouns
turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis
逆磔
さかさばっつけ
Nouns
upside-down crucifixion
逆立てる
さかだてる
Verbs
bristle; ruffle up; raise (hair, fur, eyebrows)
逆茂木
さかもぎ
Nouns
abatis
逆落とし
さかおとし
Nouns
dropping headfirst down a precipice · downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
逆読み
さかよみ
Nouns
reading backwards; reverse reading
逆風
さかかぜ
Nouns
ascending vertical sword attack
逆飛び込み
さかとびこみ
Nouns
headlong dive; header; plunge
