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裏切り (うらぎり, uragiri) Japanese meaning: betrayal | Kotomora
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I can't forgive his betrayal.
I was deeply hurt by my friend's betrayal.
Usage patterns 裏うら 切ぎ りに 遭あ う to fall victim to a betrayal
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
He committed an act of betrayal against his friend.
裏うら 切ぎ りを 許ゆる す to forgive a betrayal
She just couldn't forgive his betrayal.
Related words 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.
寝返り emphasizes switching sides or defecting to an enemy/rival, while 裏切り covers betrayal of trust more broadly.
反逆 specifically means treason or rebellion against authority, whereas 裏切り can refer to betraying any person or group.
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.
Written forms 裏うら 切ぎ り Usage 91%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
裏うら 切ぎり Usage 9%
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.
