裏表

Japanese

Kanji in this term
裏	表
うら Grade: 6	おもて Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うらおもて [ùráómóté] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾa̠o̞mo̞te̞]

Noun

裏(うら)表(おもて) • (uraomote) 

1. back and front; both sides
2. inside out
3. disparity between appearance and true qualities; two-facedness

   裏表(うらおもて)のない性格(せいかく)

   uraomote no nai seikaku

   simple personality

4. ins and outs

Synonyms

• 表裏(ひょうり) (hyōri)