真っ逆様
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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真 | 逆 | 様 |
ま Grade: 3 | さか Grade: 5 | さま Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling | 真っ逆さま |
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Alternative form
- 真逆様 (masakasama)
Etymology
真っ (ma'-, “truly”) + 逆様 (sakasama, “inverted, upside down”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) まっさかさま [màssáꜜkàsàmà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ma̠sːa̠ka̠sa̠ma̠]
Noun
真っ逆様 • (massakasama)
- head over heels; headlong; head first
- 真っ逆様に落ちる
- massakasama ni ochiru
- to fall down head first
- 真っ逆様に落ちる
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN