うらかた

Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
裏方

Etymology edit

From 裏(うら) (ura) + 方(かた) (kata).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) うらかた [ùrákátá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ka̠ta̠]

Noun edit

うらかた • (urakata) ^{←うらかた (urakata)^?}

(theater) behind-the-scenes assistant
Antonym: 表方 (omotekata)
(by extension) person who works behind-the-scenes

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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