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ぎゃくて
Meanings
Noun
Sports
1. underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.)
2. cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning
3. turning the tables (on an opponent)
4. reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
oft. ぎゃくて
5. foul trick
when read as "ぎゃくて"
Alt. forms
逆さか手て
99%
ぎゃくて
Pitch accent
ぎゃ
くて
Composed of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
backhand (tennis, etc.)