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後ろ前 (うしろまえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

後うしろ前まえ

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Meanings

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noun

backwards; back to front; inside out

Describes wearing something the wrong way round, such as a shirt with the front at the back, or putting something on backwards.

シャツを後うしろ前まえに着きてしまった。
I put my shirt on backwards.
帽ぼう子しを後うしろ前まえにかぶっているよ。
You're wearing your hat backwards.

Written forms

後うしろ前まえUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling.
うしろまえUsage10%

Kanji

後behind, back, later
前in front, before

Similar words

裏うら返がえし
裏返し means inside out (the inner surface is on the outside), while 後ろ前 means back to front (the front and back are swapped).
逆さかさま
逆さま means upside down or reversed in orientation, while 後ろ前 specifically refers to the front and back being reversed.

Etymology

Compound of 後ろ (ushiro, 'back') and 前 (mae, 'front'), literally 'back-front'.