裏

うら

Meanings

1. Noun opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side Antonym: 表 (おもて).
2. rear; back; behind
3. lining; inside
4. in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
5. more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
6. proof See also: 裏付け (うらづけ).
7. opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary See also: 裏をかく (うらをかく).
8. inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
9. bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning) Antonym: 表 (おもて).

Kanji

• 裏 behind. Read as うら.

Example sentences

• 我が家の裏には家庭菜園があります。
  There is a kitchen garden behind my house.
• 以前は私の家の裏に、大きな桜の木がありました。
  There used to be a big cherry tree at the back of my house.
• 不幸の裏には幸いあり。
  Every cloud has a silver lining.
• 表なら俺の勝ち。裏ならお前の負けだ。
  Heads I win, tails you lose.
• この事件の裏に何かがあるに違いない。
  There must be something at the back of this matter.

Common phrases

• 裏にある
• 裏をかく (うらをかく) to outwit
• 裏を返せば (うらをかえせば) to look at it from another perspective
• 裏に隠れる
• 裏がある (うらがある) to have a catch
• 裏で操る
• 裏に潜む
• 裏で糸を引く
• 裏を痛める
• 裏に抜け出す
• 裏に貼る
• 裏で支える
• 裏から支える
• 裏を取る (うらをとる) to collect evidence
• 裏で手を回す

Words containing 裏

• 裏切る (うらぎる) to betray
• 裏方 (うらかた) someone working behind-the-scenes
• 裏側 (うらがわ) the reverse (side)

And 170 more.

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