裏側

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
裏 側
うら
Grade: 6 		がわ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 裏 (ura, “the back or behind of something”) +‎ 側 (kawa, gawa, “side of something”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

裏(うら)側(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)‎:
      地(ち)球(きゅう)の裏(うら)側(がわ)まで　僕(ぼく)を運(はこ)んで
      一(いち)番(ばん)綺(き)麗(れい)な花(はな)を探(さが)しに行(い)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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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