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N2 No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

(さか)reverse, inversion, upside down

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    1. No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      1.

      inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front

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    逆さ 【さかさ】倒さ 【さかさ】

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      セーターを表裏(おもてうら)(さか)()てしまいました。

      I accidentally wore my sweater inside out. {reverse, inversion, upside down}

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      (さか)()かっている()(ぎゃく)()きに(なお)そう。

      Let's fix the picture that is hanging upside down. {reverse, inversion, upside down}

      • N2

      息子(むすこ)(おこ)られてしまった。これは(さか)である。

      I ended up getting scolded by my son. This is the opposite of what it should be. {reverse, inversion, upside down}

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      最初(さいしょ)から()んでも(さか)から()んでも(おな)言葉(ことば)は「回文(かいぶん)」というものだ。

      A word that reads the same forward and reverse is called a 'palindrome'. {reverse, inversion, upside down}

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      犯人(はんにん)銃口(じゅうこう)(さか)()けているので、(おそ)らく(ひと)(きず)つける()()いのでしょう。

      Since the criminal is pointing the gun barrel upside down, they probably have no intention of hurting anyone. {reverse, inversion, upside down}

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