裏付ける

うらづける

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

Kanji

• 裏 behind. Read as うら.
• 付 attach. Read as つける.

Example sentences

• 売上が右肩上がりで好調を裏づけた。
  Growing sales gave support to the idea that all was well.

Common phrases

• 主張を裏付ける
• 説を裏付ける
• 犯行を裏付ける
• 証言を裏付ける
• 効果を裏付ける

Words containing 裏付ける

• 裏付け物資 (うらづけぶっし) collateral goods
• 裏付け捜査 (うらづけそうさ) search for corroborative evidence

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