Word Meaning 逆さ

さかさ sakasa

逆さ is read as さかさ (sakasa) and means inverted.

Meaning

English

  1. inverted
  2. upside down
  3. reversed
  4. back to front

Reading

Kana

さかさ

Romaji

sakasa

Writing Variants

  • 倒さ さかさ sakasa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 1214 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

逆効果

ぎゃくこうか

opposite effect

ぎゃく

converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

逆手

さかて

underhand grip

逆境

ぎゃっきょう

adverse circumstances

逆立ち

さかだち

being upside down

逆らう

さからう

to go against

逆行

ぎゃくこう

retrograde motion

逆説

ぎゃくせつ

paradox

逆戻り

ぎゃくもどり

retrogression

逆転

ぎゃくてん

reversal (of direction of rotation)

逆転勝ち

ぎゃくてんがち

winning after defeat seems certain

逆上せる

のぼせる

to become conceited

Example Sentences

9

そのかがみはさかさまにおかれている。

the mirror is placed upside down.

さかさまになった。

it turned upside down.

It's upside down.

Everything is upside down.

If you hang a teru teru bozu upside down, do you think it will bring rain tomorrow?

Nobody noticed that the picture was hung upside down.

Nobody noticed that the picture was hung upside down.

He turned the bottle upside down and shook it, but still the honey wouldn't come out.

The map on page 11 looks very strange. Turn it upside down. Then it becomes a familiar map to you.