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裏見返し (うらみかえし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

裏うら見み返かえし

Meanings

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noun

inside back cover; rear endpaper

Refers to the inside surface of the back cover of a book, or the endpaper attached to it. Often used in bookbinding and publishing contexts.

See also: 見返し (みかえし)

この本ほんの裏うら見み返かえしには著ちょ者しゃの写しゃ真しんが印いん刷さつされている。
The author's photo is printed on the inside back cover of this book.

Kanji

裏back, amidst, in
見see, hopes, chances
返return, answer, fade

Similar words

見み返かえし
見返し can refer to the endpaper (front or back) or the act of looking back. 裏見返し specifically means the rear endpaper or inside back cover.

Etymology

Compound of 裏 (ura, 'back') and 見返し (mikaeshi, 'endpaper' or 'looking back'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in bookbinding.