真逆

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
真 逆
ま
Grade: 3
(ateji) 		さか
Grade: 5
(ateji)
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞逆 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 真逆 – see the following entry.
【まさか】
[adverb] unexpectedly, inconceivably, impossibly, surely
[interjection] of course not, don't be silly
[interjection] no way, come off it
[interjection] no shit
[noun] an unexpected event
(This term, 真逆, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana, as まさか.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
真 逆
ま
Grade: 3 		ぎゃく
Grade: 5
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞逆 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まぎゃく [màgyákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɡʲa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

真(ま)逆(ぎゃく) • (magyaku) 

  1. complete opposite
Synonyms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.