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

  • 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.

  • 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).
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  • The boy entered by the back door.

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  • 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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