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表層形
逆ぞり
サカゾリ
名詞

逆ぞり (サカゾリ)

Sakazori · さかぞり — shaving against the grain, shaving upwards

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逆ぞり in rōmaji: sakazori.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 逆剃り 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年10月1日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
逆ぞり
見出し語 (Lemma)
逆剃り
読み (Reading)
サカゾリ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
逆ぞり
読み・基本形
サカゾリ
表記・基本形
逆ぞり
見出し語の読み
サカゾリ
💡 English Meaning

逆ぞり means “shaving against the grain, shaving upwards” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

逆剃り (サカゾリ) — main entry →

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The surface form (逆ぞり) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (逆剃り) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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