Word Meaning 逆さ読み

さかさよみ sakasayomi

逆さ読み is read as さかさよみ (sakasayomi) and means reading a word backwards (often to make slang).

Meaning

English

  1. reading a word backwards (often to make slang)

Reading

Kana

さかさよみ

Romaji

sakasayomi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 104762 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

逆読み

ぎゃくよみ

backward reading

逆方向読取り

ぎゃくほうこうよみとり

backward reading

逆飛び込み

さかとびこみ

headlong dive

逆効果

ぎゃくこうか

opposite effect

逆さ

さかさ

inverted

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