JLPT N1 · Noun

裏返し (uragaeshi)

裏返し (うらがえし, uragaeshi) is a Japanese noun meaning “inside out; upside down”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うらがえし
Romaji: uragaeshi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

inside out; upside down · noun
flip side; opposite; contrary; reverse · noun

Example sentences

ここへ来る途中、風が強すぎて僕の傘は裏返しになってしまった。

On my way here, the strong wind blew my umbrella inside out.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 裏返し

裏

back, amidst, inリ・うら · 13 strokes

返

return, answer, fadeヘン・かえ.す・-かえ.す · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 裏返し.

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返すかえすto return (something)返事へんじreply繰り返すくりかえすto repeat引き返すひきかえすto turn back引っ繰り返るひっくりかえるto be overturned引っ繰り返すひっくりかえすto turn over返還へんかんreturn返済へんさいrepayment返答へんとうreply宙返りちゅうがえりsomersault

Source: JMdict entry 1550620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.