裏 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 裏意味

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

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裏 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

うら ura

KUNYOMI　訓読み

リ ri

Examples

今、何回の裏ですか。

This is the bottom of what inning?

家のうらに広い庭があった。

There was a large garden behind the house.

靴の裏にガムがこびりついちゃった。

There’s gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

裏から手を回してくれるよ。

He can pull strings for you.

表か裏か。

Heads or tails?

劇場の裏に駐車場がある。

There is a parking lot behind the theater.

その問題の裏には複雑な状況がある。

There are complicated circumstances behind the matter.

封筒の裏に彼の住所を書いてしまった。

I’ve written his address on the back of the envelope.

裏に何かあると思わずにはいられなかった。

I could not but suspect that there was something behind it.

Back to list JLPT N2 Kanji 9

仏 Buddha, the dead, France

績 exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons

築 fabricate, build, construct

貨 freight, goods, property

混 mix, blend, confuse