裏 : Back

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Components:

衣衣

back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side

On 'yomi:

リ(ri)

Kun 'yomi:

うら(ura)

Strokes:	13
Radical:	衤 (145)
Usage Rating:	812

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	6

Unicode:	088cf
jis208:	46-2

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裏 Usage examples

裏扉(うらとびら)	back leaf
裏を返す(うらをかえす)	to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time, to turn the other way, to turn (something) over
裏をかく(うらをかく) 裏を掻く(うらをかく)	to pierce something all the way through, to outsmart, to counterplot, to defeat
衿裏(えりうら)	lining of the collar
成功裏(せいこうり)	(status of) successful completion, successful outcome, success
頁の裏(ページのうら) ページの裏(ページのうら)	overleaf
裏街道(うらかいどう)	byroad, byway
裏窓(うらまど)	back window, rear window
裏取引(うらとりひき) 裏取り引き(うらとりひき)	backroom deal
秘密裏(ひみつり)	behind closed doors, behind-the-scenes, (under the veil of) secrecy
裏漉し(うらごし) 裏ごし(うらごし)	strainer
交際場裏(こうさいじょうり)	social circles, arena of (fashionable) society
大裏白の木(オオウラジロノキ)	malus tschonoskii, white angel
裏工作(うらこうさく)	dodgy dealings, monkey business
裏面に続く(りめんにつづく)	continued overleaf, please turn over, PTO
裏を取る(うらをとる) 裏をとる(うらをとる)	to collect evidence
足裏(あなうら)	sole of the foot
裏には裏がある(うらにはうらがある) 裏には裏が有る(うらにはうらがある)	there are wheels within wheels
口裏を合わせる(くちうらをあわせる)	to arrange beforehand to tell the same story, to get the stories straight
裏番(うらばん)	secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
裏書禁止手形(うらがききんしてがた)	non-negotiable bill