舞台裏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舞	台	裏
ぶ Grade: S	たい Grade: 2	うら Grade: 6
kan’on		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
舞臺裏 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 舞(ぶ)台(たい) (butai, “stage”) + 裏(うら) (ura, “back”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶたいうら [bùtáíúrá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝta̠iɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

舞(ぶ)台(たい)裏(うら) • (butaiura) 

1. (theater) the backstage (behind the stage)
2. (by extension) behind the scenes (in secret; out of public view)