裏側

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うら
Grade: 6
がわ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of (ura, the back or behind of something) +‎ (kawa, gawa, side of something).

Pronunciation

Noun

(うら)(がわ) (uragawaうらがは (uragafa)?

  1. the other side; reverse side; back side
    • 2010, “おちゃめ機能 -Full ver. feat.重音テト”, ゴジマジP (music)‎:
      ()(きゅう)(うら)(がわ)まで (ぼく)(はこ)んで
      (いち)(ばん)()(れい)(はな)(さが)しに()くんだ
      chikyū no uragawa made boku o hakonde
      ichiban kirei na hana o sagashi ni iku n da
      carrying me to the other side of the earth
      and go looking for the most beautiful flower

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN