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    3. 逆指名

    逆指名

    逆ぎゃく指し名めい

    nominating oneself (to something one is usually nominated to by someone else)

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveSports & Martial ArtsWork & CareerKanji Vocab24 strokes

    ぎゃくしめい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    nominating oneself (to something one is usually nominated to by someone else), self-nomination
    2.
    designating the baseball club one (as a draft candidate) wants to join (through a system used in Japan between 1993-2007)
    baseball

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    Kanji that make up this word

    逆
    さか・さか.さ・さか.らう…(2)
    inverted・reverse・opposite・wicked
    指
    ゆび・さ.す・-さ.し…(5)
    finger・point to・indicate・put into・play (chess)…(1)
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
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