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場裏 (じょうり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

場じょう裏り

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Meanings

1

noun

arena; field; sphere

Refers to a domain or setting where activities take place, often used in formal or abstract contexts like international relations or competition.

国こく際さい場じょう裏りで活かつ躍やくする外がい交こう官かん。
A diplomat active in the international arena.
彼かれは政せい治じの場じょう裏りから退しりぞいた。
He withdrew from the political arena.

Written forms

場じょう裏りUsage52%
Standard kanji form for this word.
場じょう裡りUsage48%
Variant kanji form using 裡 instead of 裏; both are used.

Kanji

場location, place
裏

back, amidst, in

裡reverse, inside, palm

Similar words

舞ぶ台たい
舞台 is more concrete (a physical stage) or metaphorical for a setting, while 場裏 is more abstract and formal, often used for competitive or international spheres.
分ぶん野や
分野 refers to a field of study or specialization, whereas 場裏 emphasizes the arena or sphere of activity.

Etymology

Compound of 場 (place, field) and 裏/裡 (inside, within), literally meaning 'within the field'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used in formal writing to denote a sphere of activity.