逆さかさまつげ

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Meanings

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noun

turned-in eyelashes; ingrown eyelashes; trichiasis

Refers to eyelashes that grow inward toward the eye, causing irritation. The medical term is trichiasis, but in everyday language it describes the condition of having lashes that turn in.

逆さかさまつげが目めに当あたって痛いたい。

My turned-in eyelashes are poking my eye and it hurts.

眼がん科かで逆さかさまつげの治ち療りょうを受うけた。

I received treatment for ingrown eyelashes at the eye clinic.

Kanji

逆inverted, reverse, opposite
毛fur, hair, feather
睫eyelashes

Related words

睫毛まつげ
睫毛 simply means 'eyelashes' without the inward-turning condition.
逆さかさ
逆さ means 'inverted' or 'upside down' and is used in many compounds; here it describes the direction of the lashes.

Written forms

逆さかさまつげUsage55%
Most common spelling; uses kanji for 逆さ and kana for まつげ.
さかさまつ毛げUsage18%
Kana for 逆さ and kanji for 毛; rarely used.
さかさまつげUsage18%
逆さかさまつ毛げUsage9%
Uses 毛 for eyelashes; less common but still seen.
逆さかさ睫毛まつげ
Uses 睫毛 for eyelashes; more formal or medical feel.

Etymology

Compound of 逆さ (sakasa, 'inverted') and まつげ (matsuge, 'eyelashes'). The word transparently describes eyelashes that grow inward.

逆さかさ睫まつげ

Uses the non-jōyō kanji 睫; very rare.