さか
逆
ね
捩
　
じ
　
を
く
食
　
わ
　
せ
　
る

expression, Ichidan verb

  1. to retort, to turn the tables (on someone).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さか
逆
ね
捩
　
じ
　
を
く
食
　
わ
　
せ
　
る
 逆捩じを食わせる さかねじをくわせる
さか
逆
　
ね
　
じ
　
を
く
食
　
わ
　
せ
　
る
 逆ねじを食わせる さかねじをくわせる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

inverted, reverse, opposite
ギャク　さか　ゲキ (5th, N2)
disobedient
ゲキ　ギャク　ハク
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
left hand, old grass radical (no. 45)
テツ　サ　ひだりて (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
しんにょう
screw, twist, wrench
ねじ.れる　ね.じる　レイ (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
re-, return, revert
もど.す　レイ (Early High School, N3)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と　コ　へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)