I Love Kanji裏切る (uragiru)
裏切る (うらぎる, uragiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to betray; to turn traitor (to)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うらぎる
- Romaji
- uragiru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on; to be unfaithful (to) · godan verb, transitive
- to disappoint; to let down · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 裏切る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 裏切る | うらぎる uragiru |
| Polite (~masu) | 裏切ります | うらぎります uragirimasu |
| Negative | 裏切らない | うらぎらない uragiranai |
| Polite negative | 裏切りません | うらぎりません uragirimasen |
| Past | 裏切った | うらぎった uragitta |
| Polite past | 裏切りました | うらぎりました uragirimashita |
| Negative past | 裏切らなかった | うらぎらなかった uragiranakatta |
| Te-form | 裏切って | うらぎって uragitte |
| Potential | 裏切れる | うらぎれる uragireru |
| Passive | 裏切られる | うらぎられる uragirareru |
| Causative | 裏切らせる | うらぎらせる uragiraseru |
| Volitional | 裏切ろう | うらぎろう uragirou |
| Imperative | 裏切れ | うらぎれ uragire |
| Conditional (~ba) | 裏切れば | うらぎれば uragireba |
Kanji in 裏切る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 裏切る.
裏うらopposite side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切手きってstamp (postage)切符きっぷticket切るきるto cut大切たいせつimportant親切しんせつkind切れきれpiece切りきりend適切てきせつappropriate切れるきれるto break横切るよこぎるto cross (e.g. road)
Source: JMdict entry 1550380 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.