Kanji N2

裏: back, amidst, in

裏 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning back, amidst, in, written with 13 strokes. It is read リ (on) and うら (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 6. You will see it in 裏 (うら, opposite side) and 裏切る (うらぎる, to betray).

裏

Meanings

  • back
  • amidst
  • in
  • reverse
  • inside
  • palm
  • sole
  • rear
  • lining
  • wrong side
Strokes13
JLPT levelN2
School gradeGrade 6
Frequency#812 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • リ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • うら

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 裏

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 裏うら

    opposite side; bottom; other side

    JLPT N4
  • 裏切るうらぎる

    to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross

    JLPT N3
  • 裏口うらぐち

    backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit

    JLPT N2
  • 裏返すうらがえす

    to turn inside out; to turn the other way

    JLPT N2
  • 裏返しうらがえし

    inside out; upside down

    JLPT N1
  • 裏金うらがね

    bribe

  • 裏側うらがわ

    the reverse (side); back (side); other side

  • 裏腹うらはら

    opposite; reverse; contrary

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.