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Japanese
Etymology
From 裏 (ura, “back; behind the scenes”) + 金 (kane, “metal; money”). The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
裏金 • (uragane)
- (archaic) a thin piece of metal attached to the heel of a sandal; a leather sandal with such a metal piece
- a bribe
- a slush fund
2024 February 12, “Jiki shūinsen: Kokumin minshu to gōryū Rikken Okada-shi iyoku [Next lower house election, work with DPP: opinion of CDP’s Mr Okada]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 3:
- 自民党派閥の裏金事件を念頭に「国民民主と自民の関係はおかしくなってきている」と指摘した。
- Jimintō habatsu no uragane jiken o nentō ni “Kokumin Minshu to Jimin no kankei wa okashikunattekiteiru” to shiteki shita.
- In light of the Liberal Democratic Party factions’ slush fund issue, he suggested, “relations between the DPP and LDP are becoming strained”.
- (carpentry) a short blade affixed slightly offset against the cutting edge of a plane