Variant form of 裡. Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 里 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
裏
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
裏
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
裏
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
裏
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
裏
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
裏
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
裏
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
裏
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
裏
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
裏
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
裏
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
裏
Regular
Modern
Japanese
noun
- opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side
- rear; back; behind
- lining; inside
- in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
- more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
- proof
- opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary
- inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
- bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success) (after a noun that represents a state or condition; often as 〜裏に)
noun
- inside; within
- while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
- among; amongst; (out) of; between (as 〜のうち)
- in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) (also 裡, 裏; as 〜のうちに after a noun representing a state or condition)
- within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
- we; our company; our organization
- one's home; one's family (also 家)
- my spouse; my husband; my wife
- signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife (in a letter after the husband's name)
- imperial palace grounds
- emperor
pronoun
- I; me (primarily used by women and children)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
裏 うら
Ura surname
裏 うらさき
Urasaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (5)
JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 中 [なか] #75
inside
⭐ 家 [いえ] #136
house
⭐ 裏切る [うらぎる] #1,739
to betray
⭐ 内 [うち] #1,801
inside
⭐ 脳裏 [のうり] #3,905
one's mind
⭐ 裏腹 [うらはら] #5,471
opposite
⭐ 裏側 [うらがわ] #5,852
the reverse (side)
⭐ 裏切り [うらぎり] #6,537
treachery
⭐ 裏切り者 [うらぎりもの] #8,496
betrayer
⭐ 裏口 [うらぐち] #8,936
backdoor
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KOREAN WORDS (2)