Illustration: In a family home's entrance, a sleepy schoolchild has put a rigid school backpack on the front of his body. Its broad satchel covers his chest, and he reaches awkwardly around it while trying to put on his shoes.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

あべこべ

abekobe

reversed, back to front

Example sentences

  1. あれ？並ならべる順番じゅんばんがあべこべだけど、いいの？

    Huh? The order is reversed, is that alright?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. また、天邪鬼あまのじゃくのように物事ものごとをあべこべにしないと気きの済すまない性格せいかくで、前まえのことを後うしろ、左ひだりのことを右みぎなどと言いったという。

    They were also said to be like a contrarian, unable to rest unless they turned things around, calling the front the back and the left the right.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. あなたはシャツをあべこべに着きている。

    You’re wearing your shirt inside out.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

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