逆さま厳禁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逆	厳	禁
さか Grade: 5	げん Grade: 6	きん Grade: 5
kun'yomi	on'yomi	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
逆さま嚴禁 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 逆(さか)さま (sakasama, “inversion”) + 厳禁(げんきん) (genkin, “to strictly forbid”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さかさまげんきん [sàkásámá géńkíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ka̠sa̠ma̠ ɡẽ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

Phrase

逆(さか)さま厳(げん)禁(きん) • (sakasama genkin) 

1. Shipping terminology to indicate that a package must not be upside down: this side up

See also

• 天(てん)地(ち)無(む)用(よう) (tenchi muyō)