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N2 Kanji 189: 裏
Meaning：
In Japanese，裏 means “back”.
How to read it：
Kunyomi：うら
Onyomi： り
How to write it：
Origin：
There is a 里 and 衣 in 裏.
So you can remember this kanji by these two kanji.
衣 = coat, 里 = field and mud You can see the field, the mud and the coat here. So you can remember this kanji by the back of your coat got mud after you went to the field.
So 裏 means “back”.
| Note: Below is the origin and development of kanji 里. |
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 裏 | うら | back | Noun |
| Inter | 裏切る | うらぎる | to betray | Verb |
| Adv | 裏側 | うらがわ | the other side | Noun |
| Adv | 脳裏 | のうり | one's mind | Noun |
| Adv | 裏付ける | うらづける | to support | Verb |
| Adv | 裏切り | うらぎり | betrayal | Noun |
| Adv | 裏切り者 | うらぎりもの | betrayer | Noun |
| Adv | 裏腹 | うらはら | contrary | na-Adj |
| Adv | 裏面 | りめん | back side | Noun |
| Adv | 裏付け | うらづけ | support | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 裏手 | うらて | at the back | Noun |
| H_Adv | 裏返し | うらがえし | upside down | Noun |
| H_Adv | 裏口 | うらぐち | back door | Noun |
| H_Adv | 裏返す | うらがえす | to turn back | Verb |
| H_Adv | 表裏 | ひょうり | front and back | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 裏打ち | うらうち | lining | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 裏表 | うらおもて | both sides | Noun |
| H_Adv | 裏庭 | うらにわ | backyard | Noun |
| H_Adv | 屋根裏 | やねうら | attic | Noun |
| S_Adv | 裏通り | うらどおり | alley | Noun |
| S_Adv | 裏目 | うらめ | backfire | Noun |
| S_Adv | 裏山 | うらやま | hill at the back | Noun |
| S_Adv | 囲炉裏 | いろり | hearth | Noun |
| Others | 裏技 | うらわざ | cheat | Noun |
| Others | 足裏 | あしうら | sole | Noun |
| Others | 裏門 | うらもん | back gate | Noun |
| Others | 裏道 | うらみち | minor road | Noun |
| Others | 裏話 | うらばなし | inside story | Noun |
| Others | 裏ごし | うらごし | puree | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 裏金 | うらがね | bribe | Noun |
| Others | 裏地 | うらじ | lining | Noun |
| Others | 裏返る | うらがえる | to crack | Verb |
| Others | 真裏 | まうら | exact other side | Noun |
| Others | 膝裏 | ひざうら | back of the knee | Noun |
| Others | 裏蓋 | うらぶた | back cover | Noun |
| Others | 裏声 | うらごえ | falsetto | Noun |
| Others | 裏紙 | うらがみ | scratch paper | Noun |
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