裏側

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うらがわ [ùrágáwá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ɡa̠ɰᵝa̠]

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)‎^[1]:

     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

• 表(おもて)側(がわ) (omotegawa)