1988. Read that back to me! What do these characters have in common? 天 覚 降 笑 覆


They all have a reading that is the same backwards.  

天  TEN, ame, ama - heaven

覚  KAKU, obo(eru), sa(meru) - remember, bear in mind, wake up

降  KOU, o(riru), o(rosu), fu(ru) - go down, descend, get off

笑  SHOU, wara(u), e(mu) - laugh, smile 

覆  FUKU, oo(u), kutsugae(ru), kutsugae(su) - cover, conceal, overturn