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JLPT N4 · Noun

裏 (ura)

裏 (うら, ura) is a Japanese noun meaning “opposite side; bottom”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
うら
Romaji
ura
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface · noun
  2. rear; back; behind · noun
  3. lining; inside · noun
  4. in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back · noun
  5. more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side · noun

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.
Tatoeba #75059
家のうらに広い庭があった。
There was a large garden behind the house.
Tatoeba #187060
不幸の裏には幸いあり。
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Tatoeba #85098

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

Kanji in 裏

裏
back, amidst, inリ・うら · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 裏.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1550190 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.