Word Meaning 逆なで

さかなで sakanade

逆なで is read as さかなで (sakanade) and means rubbing (someone) the wrong way.

Meaning

English

  1. rubbing (someone) the wrong way
  2. irritating (someone)

Reading

Kana

さかなで

Romaji

sakanade

Writing Variants

  • 逆撫で さかなで sakana de

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 19337 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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