裏話

うらばなし

Also written ウラばなし, ウラ話

Meanings

1. Noun inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known

Kanji

• 裏 behind. Read as うら.
• 話 talk. Read as はなし.

Example sentences

• ちょっとした裏話を聞かせてあげよう。
  Let me tell you a little bit of the inside story.
• 『となりのトトロ』には怖い裏話があるらしい。
  It seems "My Neighbor Totoro" has a scary inside story.

Common phrases

• 裏話を語る
• 裏話がある
• 裏話を明かす

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