Vocab Info
N1 の-adjective, な-adjective, Noun
あべこべcontrary, opposite, inverse
Dictionary Definition
Common
の-adjective, な-adjective, Noun
1.
contrary, opposite, inverse, reverse, back-to-front
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
あべこべ
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Examples
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仕事の順序をあべこべにしてはならない。
You must not do your work in the inverse order.
- N1
靴をあべこべに履いたら履き心地が悪かった。
Wearing my shoes on the opposite feet made them really uncomfortable.
- N1
上司の主張と理由があべこべなので頭が混乱しています。
My boss's logic and reasoning are completely contrary, so I'm just confused.
- N1
実験の手順をあべこべにしてしまったので実験が上手くいきませんでした。
I went in the opposite order in the experiment, so it didn't go well.
- N1
絵をあべこべに飾ってもそれに気がつかないなんて、彼女は鈍感の極みである。
She didn't even notice the paintings were hung backwards... she's totally oblivious.
- N1
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