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裏取引 (うらとりひき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

裏うら取とり引ひき

う

ら

と

り

ひ

き

Meanings

1

noun

backroom deal; under-the-table deal; secret deal

Refers to a deal or transaction conducted secretly, often with a negative connotation of being shady, illegal, or unethical.

政せい治じ家かと企き業ぎょうの間あいだで裏うら取とり引ひきがあったと報ほうじられた。
It was reported that there was a backroom deal between the politician and the company.
彼かれは裏

うら

取とり

引ひき

で

大たい

金きん

を

手て

に

入い

れ

た

らしい

。

He seems to have made a lot of money through under-the-table deals.

Written forms

裏うら取とり引ひき
Standard kanji spelling.
裏うら取とり引ひき
Alternate spelling with 取り引き instead of 取引.

Kanji

裏back, amidst, in
取take, fetch, take up
引pull, tug, jerk

Similar words

密みつ約やく
密約 is a secret agreement or pact, often used in political or diplomatic contexts, while 裏取引 emphasizes the transactional, often commercial, nature of the secret deal.
闇やみ取とり引ひき
闇取引 explicitly refers to illegal or black-market transactions, whereas 裏取引 can include deals that are merely secretive or unethical but not necessarily illegal.

Etymology

Compound of 裏 (うら, 'back, behind') and 取引 (とりひき, 'transaction, deal'). The combination straightforwardly means a deal done behind the scenes.