Vocabulary

What does 逆さ (さかさ, sakasa) mean?

逆さ (さかさ, sakasa) means upside down, reversed (short casual form, common in speech).

Quick facts
Readingさかさ
Romajisakasa
Part of speechno-adjective, na-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
さかさ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsakasa

upside down, reversed (short casual form, common in speech)

  1. 1no-adjective · na-adjective · noun inverted; upside down; reversed

Example sentences

  • The photo is stuck up upside down.

  • Please don't place shoes upside down.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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