Keyword
backside
- back
- amidst
- in
- reverse
- inside
- palm
- sole
- rear
- lining
- wrong side
- Frequency
- #812
- Strokes
- 13
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 426
Readings
うら87%
リ13%
Mnemonic
You lift the lid of the home village's shrine and find a cape hiding on the backside.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
裏
opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side; rear; back; behind; lining; …
Noun
裏付け
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation; guarantee; security
Noun
裏腹
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back; adjacent to; inseparable from; inside and out
Na-adjective
裏面
back (side); reverse; the inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society); behind the scenes; beneath the surface
Noun
裏切る
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on; to be unfaithful (to); to disappoint; to let down
Godan verb
表裏
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; both sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
Noun
裏表
back and front; inside and outside; both sides; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition; inner workings
Noun
裏山
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine
Noun