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Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 逆 様
ま
Grade: 3 		さか
Grade: 5 		さま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
眞っ逆樣 (kyūjitai)
真っ逆さま

Alternative forms

Etymology

真っ (ma'-, “truly”) +‎ 逆様 (sakasama, “inverted, upside down”)

Pronunciation

Noun

真(ま)っ逆(さか)様(さま) • (massakasama) 

  1. head over heels; headlong; head first
    真(ま)っ逆様(さかさま)に落(お)ちる
    massakasama ni ochiru
    to fall down head first

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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