逆さま厳禁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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 (さか)さま (sakasama, inversion) + 厳禁(げんきん) (genkin, to strictly forbid).

Pronunciation

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

Phrase

(さか)さま(げん)(きん) • (sakasama genkin

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

See also