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裏うら
Meanings
Noun
1. opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side
There's a small bug on the underside of the leaf.
2. rear; back; behind
After parting ways behind the school building, I immediately went home and started cleaning my room.
3. lining; inside
4. in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
Everyone was actually desperately trying to improve themselves behind the scenes.
5. more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
6. proof
7. opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary
8. inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
9. bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
Alt. forms
裏うら
94%
うら
3%
ウラ
1%
Kanji used
裏
backside
Pitch accent
う
ら
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Used in: 5302
Used in vocabulary (154 in total)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
back street; back alley; off-street
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Examples (27 in total)
The back of the school borders a forest.
I hurried toward the back alley.
There is a parking lot behind the theater.
Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?
There's a small bug on the underside of the leaf.
It was decided that we would storm in from the back and free the hostages.
This mushroom is yellow on the underside of its cap.
Behind her smile lies betrayal.
Do you have any idea how many strings I pulled behind the scenes?
There must be something at the back of this matter.
There are complicated circumstances behind the matter.
Everyone was actually desperately trying to improve themselves behind the scenes.
After school, I am standing in the space behind the gymnasium.
I've written his address on the back of the envelope.
The paper is thin, so the writing on the back shows through.
You have no idea how much maneuvering I did behind the scenes for you.
Write that kind of thing on the back of a flyer or something.
One side of a coin is called 'heads' and the other side is called 'tails'.
Even with the new notification, I have not been informed about the circumstances behind it.
You emboss a pattern by hammering a metal sheet from the back.
He hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Magazines and the like are also placed behind the counter, though only in small quantities.
I hurry out from backstage and run to the side of the seating area.
I had intended to withdraw to the back once this song ended.
I was still gazing blankly at the back of a business card that had nothing written on it.
What is most appreciated is that there is a window facing the mountain behind the school building.
After parting ways behind the school building, I immediately went home and started cleaning my room.