逆立つ

さかだつ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

Kanji

• 逆 reverse. Read as さか.
• 立 stand. Read as たつ.

Example sentences

• ネコの毛がさかだった。
  The cat's fur stood on end.
• それで私の髪の毛は逆立った。
  It made my hair stand on end.
• 彼の髪の毛が逆立った。
  His hair stood on end.
• 幽霊を見た時、私はとても恐くて頭髪がさかだった。
  When I saw the ghost, I was so frightened that my hair stood on end.

Related forms

• 逆立てる (さかだてる) to set on end (hair, fur, etc.) (transitive partner)

Words containing 逆立つ

• 逆立ちしても (さかだちしても) no matter how hard one might try

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