裏

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: うら

画数かくすう: 13

部首ぶしゅ: ころも(衣)

Meaning

Back / Reverse / Inside / Hidden

  • 裏口うらぐち — back entrance
  • 裏切うらぎる — to betray
  • 裏面りめん — reverse side (of paper, etc.)
  • 裏話うらばなし — behind-the-scenes story
  • 裏表うらおもて — double-sided; two-faced

裏 combines 衣 (clothing) with 里 (interior), evoking “the inside/back of clothing”—and by extension, what’s behind or hidden. It’s used both literally (reverse side) and figuratively (secrets, betrayal).

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