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真っ逆さま (まっさかさま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

真まっ逆さかさま

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Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

head over heels; headlong; head first

Describes falling or plunging upside down, often with a sense of tumbling or complete inversion. Can be used literally or figuratively.

See also: 真逆様 (まさかさま)

彼かれは階かい段だんから真まっ逆さかさまに落おちた。
He fell head over heels down the stairs.

プールに真まっ逆さかさまに飛とび込こんだ。

I dove head first into the pool.

Written forms

真まっ逆さかさま
Standard kanji spelling.
真まっ逆さか様さま
Variant with 様 instead of さま; less common but still seen.

Kanji

真true, reality, Buddhist sect
逆inverted, reverse, opposite
様Esq., way, manner

Similar words

真ま逆さか様さま
Older or more formal variant with the same meaning; 真っ逆さま is the more common colloquial form.

Etymology

Derived from 真逆様 (まさかさま) with gemination (促音便) of the first syllable for emphasis, yielding まっさかさま. The kanji 真 means 'true' or 'complete', 逆 means 'reverse' or 'upside down', and 様 indicates 'state' or 'condition'.