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逆立ち (さかだち): handstand, headstand — Japanese vocabulary

逆立ち is read さかだち and means "handstand, headstand". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

逆立ち

Reading
さかだち · sakadachi
Translation
handstand, headstand
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
さかだちが

Example

逆立ちをした時に首がガクンとなりました。

さかだちをしたときにくびがガクンとなりました。

My neck snapped when I did a headstand.

Kanji in this word

  • 逆 — Inverted, Reverse, Opposite
  • 立 — stand

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