真っ逆様

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
  • (Tokyo) まっさ​かさま [màssáꜜkàsàmà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠sːa̠ka̠sa̠ma̠]

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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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