裏うら口ぐち

noun

back door; rear entrance

Refers to a physical back door or rear entrance of a building, often used for deliveries or private access.

• 配はい達たつの人ひとはいつも裏うら口ぐちから入はいってくる。

  The delivery person always comes in through the back door.

• この店みせの裏うら口ぐちは路ろ地じに面めんしている。

  The rear entrance of this shop faces the alley.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

backdoor; illicit; unauthorized

Figurative use for something done secretly or improperly, often to bypass rules or official channels. Common in compounds like 裏口入学 (backdoor admission).

See also: 裏口入学 (うらぐちにゅうがく)

• 彼かれは裏うら口ぐち入にゅう学がくで有ゆう名めい大だい学がくに入はいったと噂うわさされている。

  It's rumored that he got into a prestigious university through backdoor admission.

• 裏うら口ぐち取とり引ひきが発はっ覚かくして会かい社しゃは大おおきな損そん害がいを受うけた。

  The illicit deal was exposed and the company suffered a huge loss.