逆さかさ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 逆さま. Describes something being the wrong way up, back to front, or in reverse order. Used as a noun, no-adjective, or na-adjective.

〈物もの〉を逆さかさにするto turn something upside down
コップを逆さかさにして水みずを切きった。
I turned the cup upside down to drain the water.
〈物もの〉が逆さかさになるfor something to end up upside down
写しゃ真しんが逆さかさになって飾かざられていた。
The photo was hung upside down.
逆さかさに読よむto read something backwards
その言こと葉ばを逆さかさに読よむと別べつの意い味みになる。
If you read that word backwards, it takes on a different meaning.
逆さかさに立たてるto stand something upside down
傘かさを逆さかさに立たてて乾かわかした。
I stood the umbrella upside down to dry it.

逆さかさまN2
逆さま is the full, slightly more common form meaning 'upside down/reversed', while 逆さ is a casual, clipped abbreviation of it with the same meaning.
逆ぎゃくN3
逆 is the broader word for 'reverse/opposite' (direction, order, logic), whereas 逆さ specifically describes something being physically upside down or back-to-front.
反はん対たいN4
反対 means 'opposite' in a general sense (sides, directions, opinions), while 逆さ is narrower, focusing on something being upside down or reversed in orientation.
裏うら返がえしN2
逆さ emphasizes something being upside-down or reversed in orientation, while 裏返し specifically means the inner surface has been turned outward.

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倒とう置ちN1
逆さ is the everyday word for something being upside down or reversed, while 倒置 is the more formal or technical term used in writing and grammar.
あべこべN1
逆さ specifically means upside-down or inverted, while あべこべ more broadly covers things swapped or in the wrong order, not just flipped vertically.

逆ぎゃくN3
逆さ (read さかさ) narrowly describes a physical upside-down or back-to-front position, while 逆 (ぎゃく) covers broader logical, directional, or order reversal.

逆さかさまN2
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
逆さかさ卍まんじ
right-facing swastika; clockwise swastika
逆さかさ柱ばしら
inverted pillar; pillar placed upside down
逆さかさ磔はりつけ
upside-down crucifixion
逆さかさ箸ばし
using chopsticks upside down; taking food with the wrong end of chopsticks

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逆さかさUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
さかさUsage19%
Kana spelling, often used when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.
倒さかさ
Alternate kanji spelling, also common in news and writing.

A shortened form of 逆さま, meaning “inverted” or “reversed.”