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within

HSK 10 N2
うら
Variant form of 裡. Phonosemantic compound. 衤 represents the meaning and 里 represents the sound.
Components
li+ clothing =
within
Phonetic component
li
Li (surname)
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Meaning component
clothing
clothes, clothing
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Japanese
うら 同音

noun

  1. opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side
  2. rear; back; behind
  3. lining; inside
  4. in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
  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. baseball bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)
同音
suffix in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success) (after a noun that represents a state or condition; often as 〜裏に)
うち 同音

noun

  1. inside; within
  2. usually kana while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
  3. usually kana among; amongst; (out) of; between (as 〜のうち)
  4. usually kana 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)
  5. within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
  6. usually kana we; our company; our organization
  7. usually kana one's home; one's family (also 家)
  8. my spouse; my husband; my wife
  9. signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife (in a letter after the husband's name)
  10. archaic imperial palace grounds
  11. archaic emperor

pronoun

  1. usually kana ksb I; me (primarily used by women and children)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
うら
Ura surname
うらさき
Urasaki surname