裏うら切ぎり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to the act of breaking trust or loyalty, often in personal, political, or professional contexts. Can be used for both the act and the feeling of being betrayed.

彼かれの裏うら切ぎりは許ゆるせない。
I can't forgive his betrayal.
友とも達だちの裏うら切ぎりに深ふかく傷きずついた。
I was deeply hurt by my friend's betrayal.

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Usage patterns

裏うら切ぎりに遭あうto fall victim to a betrayal
彼かれは仲なか間まの裏うら切ぎりに遭あった。
He fell victim to betrayal by his companions.
裏うら切ぎりを働はたらくto commit an act of betrayal
彼かれは友ゆう人じんに対たいして裏うら切ぎりを働はたらいた。
He committed an act of betrayal against his friend.
裏うら切ぎりを許ゆるすto forgive a betrayal
彼かの女じょはどうしても彼かれの裏うら切ぎりを許ゆるせなかった。
She just couldn't forgive his betrayal.

Kanji

裏back, amidst, in
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Related words

背はい信しん
背信 is a formal, literary word for breach of trust often used in legal or political writing, while 裏切り is the everyday word for betrayal in any relationship.
寝ね返がえりN1
寝返り emphasizes switching sides or defecting to an enemy/rival, while 裏切り covers betrayal of trust more broadly.
反はん逆ぎゃくN1
反逆 specifically means treason or rebellion against authority, whereas 裏切り can refer to betraying any person or group.
離り反はん
裏切り is the everyday word for personal betrayal, while 離反 is a more formal term often used in political or organizational contexts.

Opposites

忠ちゅう誠せい
忠誠 means loyalty or faithfulness, the direct opposite of 裏切り, which means betraying that trust.

Word family

裏うら切ぎり者もの
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
裏うら切ぎり行こう為い
act of betrayal; treachery; double-cross

Written forms

裏うら切ぎりUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
裏うら切ぎりUsage9%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in normal writing.

Etymology

Compound of 裏 (ura, 'back, reverse side') and 切り (kiri, 'cutting'), from the verb 裏切る (uragiru, 'to betray'). The image is of cutting from behind or going against someone's back.