裏

Meaning

裏 centers on the hidden or opposite side of something: the back, the inside, the reverse, or the wrong side. It extends naturally to the palm or sole as the inner surface, and to lining as the inner layer.

• 裏うら
  N4

  opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side

• 裏切るうらぎる
  N3

  to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on; to be unfaithful (to)

• 裏側うらがわ
  N1

  the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

• 裏切りうらぎり

  treachery; betrayal; perfidy

• 裏面うらめん

  back (side); reverse

• 裏面りめん

  back (side); reverse

• 裏付けうらづけ

  support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation; guarantee; security

• 裏切り者うらぎりもの

  betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

• 裏返しうらがえし
  N2

  inside out; upside down

• 裏腹うらはら

  opposite; reverse; contrary

• 裏表うらおもて
  N1

  back and front; inside and outside; both sides

• 舞台裏ぶたいうら

  offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

• 裏方うらかた

  someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter

• 裏付けるうらづける

  to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

• 脳裏のうり

  one's mind

• 裏口うらぐち
  N2

  backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit

• 裏目うらめ

  reverse side

• 表裏ひょうり
  N1

  front and back; inside and outside; two sides; both sides

• 裏金うらがね

  bribe

• 裏通りうらどおり
  N1

  side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

• 裏道うらみち

  back lane; byway; back street

• 裏返すうらがえす
  N3

  to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

• 裏門うらもん
  N1

  back gate

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