裏り面めん

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Meanings

back; reverse side

Physical reverse side of a flat object such as a card, paper, or coin.

Abstract use for the hidden, less visible, or darker aspects of a situation, organization, or society.

〈物もの〉の裏り面めんを見みるto look at the back of something
カードの裏り面めんを見みて、番ばん号ごうを確かく認にんした。
I looked at the back of the card to check the number.
裏り面めんに〈事こと〉が書かいてあるsomething is written on the back
説せつ明めい書しょの裏り面めんに注ちゅう意い事じ項こうが書かいてある。
There are precautions written on the back of the instructions.
〈事こと〉の裏り面めんを探さぐるto look into the hidden side of a matter
記き者しゃはその事じ件けんの裏り面めんを探さぐった。
The reporter looked into the hidden side of the incident.
〈事こと〉の裏り面めんが明あきらかになるthe hidden side of something comes to light
調ちょう査さによって事じ件けんの裏り面めんが明あきらかになった。
The investigation brought the hidden side of the incident to light.

裏うら側がわN1sense 1
裏側 is a more colloquial, concrete word for the back of an object, while 裏面 is more formal and can also be used abstractly.
内うち幕まく sense 2
内幕 focuses on secret inner workings or an inside story, while 裏面 more broadly covers any hidden or less visible aspect.
舞ぶ台たい裏うら sense 2
舞台裏 literally means backstage and is used for the concrete behind-the-scenes process, while 裏面 is a broader, more abstract term for hidden aspects.
背はい面めん
裏面 typically describes the reverse side of flat things like paper, cards, or discs, while 背面 is broader and often used for the rear of three-dimensional objects or in technical contexts.

表ひょう面めんN3
表面 is the front or visible surface, the direct opposite of 裏面's reverse or hidden side.

背はい面めん sense 1
背面 refers to the outward-facing back of something (like a person's back or a chair's back), while 裏面 refers to the reverse side that faces away when the object is flipped, such as a card or coin.

Compound of 裏 (ura, 'back, reverse') and 面 (men, 'surface, side'). The reading りめん is the on'yomi combination.