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    3. 逆さ読み

    逆さ読み

    逆さかさ​読よみ​

    reading a word backwards (often to make slang)

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    さかさよみ

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    reading a word backwards (often to make slang)

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    逆
    さか・さか.さ・さか.らう…(2)
    inverted・reverse・opposite・wicked
    Kanji
    読
    よ.む・-よ.み…(4)
    read
    Kanji
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    み
    mi
    Kana
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