Results, 裏
- 裏★【うら】
noun:
- opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side Antonym: 表【おもて】
- rear; back; behind
- lining; inside
- in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind one's back
- more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
- proof ➜ 裏付け
- opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary ➜ 裏をかく
- inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
- bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning) - Baseball term Antonym: 表【おもて】
靴の裏にガムがこびりついちゃった。 There's gum stuck to the back of my shoe.
劇場の裏に駐車場がある。 There is a parking lot behind the theater.
不幸の裏には幸いあり。 Every cloud has a silver lining.
裏から手を回してくれるよ。 He can pull strings for you.
彼が7回の裏にヒットを打ってくれていたらな。 I wish he had gotten a hit in the bottom half of the seventh inning.
Kanji definition:
- 裏
- 常用6年JLPTN2
リ・うら
back; amidst; in; reverse; inside; palm; sole; rear; lining; wrong side
- Strokes:
- 13
- Radical:
- 衣衤 clothes
- SKIP:
- 2-2-11
- UTF:
- 88cf
- JIS208:
- 46-2
- Hangul:
- 리 [ri]
- Pinyin:
- lǐ
- Example words:
- 裏【うら】
- opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side; / rear; back; behind; / lining; inside; / in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind one's back; / more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side; / proof; / opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary; / inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.); / bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
- 裏付け【うらづけ】
- support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation; guarantee; security
- 裏金【うらがね】
- bribe; / secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
- 裏側【うらがわ】
- the reverse; other side; lining
- 裏腹【うらはら】
- opposite; reverse; contrary
Partial results:
- 裏切る☆【うらぎる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
- 裏返す☆【うらがえす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
- 裏返し☆【うらがえし】
noun:
- inside out; upside down
- flip side; opposite; contrary; reverse
ここへ来る途中、風が強すぎて僕の傘は裏返しになってしまった。 On my way here, the strong wind blew my umbrella inside out.
- 裏付け★【うらづけ】裏づけ・裏付irr.
noun:
- support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation; guarantee; security
- 裏側★【うらがわ】
noun / ~の noun:
- the reverse; other side; lining
えりはまず裏側にアイロンをかけ次に表側をかけなさい。 Iron the inside of collars first, and then the outside.
- 裏表☆【うらおもて】
noun:
- back and front; inside and outside; both sides
- inside out (e.g. clothing)
- double-dealing; two faces (c.f. two-faced) ➜ 表裏
- outward appearance and actual condition; inner workings
お前のすることには裏表がある。 You are two-faced.
彼は裏表のない道化。苦悩していないただの道化でした。 He was a jester, and nothing more. He felt no pain; he was a jester, and nothing more.
- 裏目☆【うらめ】
noun:
- reverse side
- opposite (of the expected) ➜ 裏目に出る
- purl stitch (knitting)
計画は裏目に出て我々は大損をした。 The plan backfired on us and we lost a lot of money.
- 裏付ける☆【うらづける】裏づける☆ Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
私の意見を裏付ける証拠はたくさんある。 I have a couple of pieces of evidence to support my opinion.
- 裏切り者☆【うらぎりもの】裏切者
noun:
- betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
裏切り者は国を敵に売った。 The traitor betrayed his country to the enemy.
- 裏方☆【うらかた】
noun:
- someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter ➜ 表方
- lady consort (to a high personage)
いわゆる裏方仕事もたくさんあります。 There's also a great deal of so called behind-the-scenes work.
- 裏面☆【りめん】裡面
noun:
- back; reverse; other side; inside; tails (of coins); background
ポールは会計報告の裏面操作について知識があったので、その隠れた才能を発揮して必要なものを全て手に入れていた。 Paul's knowledge of creative bookkeeping has been the secret of his ability to get all the staffing he needs.
- 裏道☆【うらみち】
noun:
- back lane; byway; back street
- unfair means; dishonest means
私たちは交通渋滞を避けるために裏道を通った。 We took a back road to avoid the heavy traffic.
- 裏山☆【うらやま】
noun:
- the hill back of one's home; hill back from the seashore
島村は宿の玄関で若葉の匂いの強い裏山を見上げると、それに誘われるように荒っぽく登って行った。 Shimamura, while he was in the inn's entrance, looked at the nearby mountain bathed in the strong smell of fresh leaves and went to climb the mountain as if drawn by this smell.
- 裏打ち☆【うらうち】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- lining; backing
- backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
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