(さか)

さかさ
noun / no-adjective
upside down; reverse; inverted
1. upside down; inverted
With the top and bottom reversed.
The photo is upside down.
(さか)さま()っていますよ
You're holding it upside down.
(かさ)(さか)さにして(みず)()った。
I turned the umbrella upside down to drain the water.
2. reverse; opposite; backwards
In the opposite direction or order.
Try thinking about things in reverse.
順番(じゅんばん)(さか)さになっている。
The order is reversed.
名前(なまえ)(さか)さから()むと面白(おもしろ)言葉(ことば)になる。
If you read the name backwards, it becomes a funny word.

(さか)さ means upside down or reversed. Often used with the variant form (さか)さま.

FORMS:

  • (さか)さ (noun/no-adjective)
  • (さか)さま (noun/na-adjective - more common)
  • (さか)さに (adverbially)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (さか)さになる (to become upside down)
  • (さか)さにする (to turn upside down)
  • (さか)さまに()つ (to hold upside down)

COLLOCATIONS:

  • (さか)()り (hanging upside down)
  • (さか)言葉(ことば) (words said in reverse order)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (さか)さ vs. (ぎゃく): (ぎゃく) means "opposite" or "reverse" in general; (さか)さ specifically means physical inversion (upside down).

Register: Neutral. Common in everyday conversation.