Entry
  1. Noun

    child dying before parents

    Rare termUsually written using kana alone

  2. occurrence out of sequence; wrong order

    Rare termorig. meaning

Also written 逆さま事【さかさまごと】倒事【さかさまごと】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

Kun
さかさか.ささか.らう
On
ギャクゲキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
683 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-6SKIP code
2q6.8The Kanji Dictionary
3830.4Four corner code
960deroo
9006Unicode hex code
1-21-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4685Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6041New Nelson (John Haig)
3091New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3835Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1966Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2662Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1959Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2109Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
857A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1235Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
790Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38849PMorohashi
646A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
444Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
451Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
758sakade
956Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
675henshall3
695Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
386Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
685Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1978Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ni4Pinyin reading
yeogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

Kun
さまさん
On
ヨウショウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
493 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-10SKIP code
4a10.25The Kanji Dictionary
4893.2Four corner code
1842deroo
69d8Unicode hex code
1-45-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2341Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2821New Nelson (John Haig)
1052New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1332Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
723Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
969Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
933Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1003Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
472A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2099Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
309Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15352PMorohashi
407A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
403Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
407Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
328sakade
641Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
430henshall3
429Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
216crowley
677Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1110Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
942Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yang4Pinyin reading
yangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kun
ことつか.うつか.える
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
18 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.15The Kanji Dictionary
5000.7Four corner code
1547deroo
4e8bUnicode hex code
1-27-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
272Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71New Nelson (John Haig)
3567New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4384Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2220Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2986Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1156Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1240Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
768Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
73Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
241Morohashi
293A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
80Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230sakade
108Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309henshall3
300Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
10crowley
237Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
30Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1164Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level