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Kanji Detail for 裏 - "back, inside, reverse"

裏

  • Meaning

    裏 means "back, inside, reverse."

    1. Back - Reverse side; behind; underside.

    2. Inside - Interior; inner thoughts; heart.

    3. Within - During; in the midst of.

  • Words using 裏

    • 裏側 うらがわ Listen the reverse (side); back (side); other side
    • 裏金 うらがね Listen bribe; secret fund; slush fund
    • 裏腹 うらはら Listen opposite; reverse; contrary
    • 舞台裏 ぶたいうら Listen offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
    • 裏目 うらめ Listen reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
    • 裏切る うらぎる Listen to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross
    • 裏方 うらかた Listen someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
    • 表裏 ひょうり Listen front and back; inside and outside; two sides

  • Four-character idioms with 裏

    • 表裏一体 ひょうりいったい Listen the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
    • 裏面工作 りめんこうさく Listen string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering)

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    • Verified meaning: back, inside, reverse
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うら, うらさき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 裏

    Surnames 裏(うら)Listen 裏(うらさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    back; amidst; in; reverse; inside; palm; sole; rear; lining; wrong side

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    inside, interior, within

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 裡|里[li3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    inside, interior, within

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Inside of clothing. The Odes says "Green outer garment with yellow lining." | Therefore everything inside is called 裏. Such as 表裏 (inside and outside), 底裏 (underlying content).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ri(リ) リ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ura(うら) うら

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords

    back inside reverse interior within hidden behind concealed inner lining rear underside backside secret

Sentences including 裏

  • The boy entered by the back door.

  • He bought his way into college.

  • He is the last person to betray his friends.

  • He got paid under the table.

  • The man had something under his coat.

  • The children were playing in the backyard.

  • She's been cheating on her husband for years.

  • John isn't the kind of man who would betray you.

  • There must be something at the back of the matter.

  • He would be the last person to betray others.

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