裏

うら り

• opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side n
• rear; back; behind n
• lining; inside n
• in the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back n
• more (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side n
• proof n
• opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary n
• inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.) n
• bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning) n baseb
• in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success) suf

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Kanji

裏

リ

うら

back; amidst; in; reverse; inside; palm; sole; rear; lining; wrong side

Grade Level 6

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Synonyms

裏付け

うらづけ

• support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation; guarantee; security n

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裏をかく

うらをかく

• to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to defeat exp v5k id
• to pierce something all the way through exp v5k

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成功裏

せいこうり

• (with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success n adj-no

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暗々裏

あんあんり

• secretly; covertly; tacitly n adj-no

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Antonyms

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おもて ひょう

• surface n
• face (i.e. the visible side of an object) n
• front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin n
• outside; exterior n
• appearance n
• public n
• first half (of an inning); top (of an inning) n baseb
• cover (for tatami mats, etc.) n
• foreground n comp
• table; chart; list n n-suf
• memorial to an emperor n

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おもて ひょう

• surface n
• face (i.e. the visible side of an object) n
• front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin n
• outside; exterior n
• appearance n
• public n
• first half (of an inning); top (of an inning) n baseb
• cover (for tatami mats, etc.) n
• foreground n comp
• table; chart; list n n-suf
• memorial to an emperor n

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