裏うら面めん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

back; reverse side

General term for the back or reverse side of a physical object, document, or surface. Opposite of 表面.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の裏うら面めんに〈事こと〉を書かくto write something on the back of an object
名めい刺しの裏うら面めんに電でん話わ番ばん号ごうを書かいた。
I wrote my phone number on the back of the business card.
裏うら面めんに挑ちょう戦せんするto take on the hidden/post-game content of a video game
このゲームの裏うら面めんに挑ちょう戦せんしてみた。
I tried tackling this game's hidden post-game content.
裏うら面めんを確かく認にんするto check the back (of a document, object, etc.)
契けい約やく書しょの裏うら面めんをよく確かく認にんしてください。
Please carefully check the back of the contract.

Kanji

裏back, amidst, in
面mask, face, features

Related words

裏うら側がわN1sense 1
裏側 is a broader, everyday word for 'the other side' of almost anything, while 裏面 specifically refers to the flat reverse side of an object, document, or recording.
Ｂ面びーめん sense 2
B面 is the casual, music-industry term for the flip side of a record, while 裏面 is the more general word that also covers physical reverse sides and hidden game content.
背はい面めん sense 1
背面 describes the back of something facing away, like a building or a person's back, whereas 裏面 focuses on the reverse side of a flat surface such as paper.

Opposites

表ひょう面めんN3sense 1
表面 is the front or outward-facing surface, while 裏面 is the back or reverse side.

Counted with

面めんN1
face · mask; face guard · striking the head (in kendo) · surface (geometrical) · page · aspect; facet; side · chamfer · counter for flat objects, levels, or stages

Built from

裏うら+面めん

Etymology

Compound of 裏 (ura, 'back, reverse') and 面 (men, 'surface, side'). The reading うらめん is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi of 裏 and the on'yomi of 面.