1882. Read that back to me! What do these characters have in common? 位 羽 浮 唯 尼

Answer:

They all have a reading that is the same backwards.

位  I, kurai - rank

羽  U, ha, hane - feather, wing

浮  FU, u(kabu), u(ku) - float, buoyant

唯  YUI, I - solely, only, merely

尼  NI, ama - nun