裏 – back, amidst, in

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The kanji 裏 means back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is リ (ri); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うら (ura). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 衣 (no. 145).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	リ	ri
Kun’yomi	うら	ura

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 衣 (Kangxi radical 145). Components: 衣・里・亠.

Words using 裏

裏うらopposite side裏切るうらぎるto betray裏口うらぐちbackdoor裏返すうらがえすto turn inside out裏返しうらがえしinside out

Example sentences

靴の裏にガムがこびりついちゃった。

There's gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

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不幸の裏には幸いあり。

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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やつは僕を裏切ったんだ！

He stabbed me in the back!

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Kanji with the same radical

表裁補被製装複裂裕袋襲衣衰裸袖襟

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