Kanji
Readingうら
Frequency84%
Used in (163 in total)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
opposite; reverse; contrary
the reverse; other side; lining
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
back street; back alley; off-street
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
rear garden; back yard
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
sole of the foot
underworld; underside of society
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
to collect evidence
dodgy dealings; monkey business
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
back street; back alley; slums
sole (of a shoe)
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
back of the house
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
illegal channel; back channel; black market
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)
secret menu; secret menu item
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
house in an alley; rear tenement
anonymous account (on social media; used alongside one's main account); secret account
unlicensed gambling establishment
secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)
dressing room; green room; backstage; inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances
back cover (e.g. camera, watch, etc.)
black market adult video; black market adult film; bootleg video
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
backdoor; back door
underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.
underside of a leaf
(full) lining
the reverse; other side; lining
search for corroborative evidence
backing paper; back paper; backing sheet; paper printed or used on one side; reverse side of paper printed on one side
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
unlucky quarter (southwest)
back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)
program competing with another in the same timeslot (programme); counterprogram (television)
Urasenke school of tea ceremony
back window; rear window
fitting things back to back; agreement of minds
Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner
hemp-soled sandals
roof boards; ceiling; back board (furniture)
hidden dora tile available when a player wins by riichi
backing; lining
byway; bypass
second crop; interim crop
ura-nage (in judo, an over-the-head throw performed by rolling backwards)
to pierce something all the way through (with a lance, arrow, etc.)
lining of a sleeve; sleeve lining
offset (printing process); show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side
fleece lining
act or trick which a performer reserves for selected occasions
suede; leather using the underside of the skin; piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.
to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds)
lining at the bottom of a kimono
alley house; rear tenement; slum
informal crest
sail with the wind at its back; aback
underside of a bird's wing; lining of a haori
behind one's home; one's backyard
(skillfully) giving other participants in a variety TV show the chance to talk by asking them questions or calling them out
Urasenke school of tea ceremony
there are wheels within wheels; there's more than meets the eye
button back
Ura-Hara fashion; fashion style associated with a section of the Harajuku neighbourhood of Tokyo
background recording; recording a different TV program than one is watching
young; youthful
fur-lined
neckband lining
bad year (for fruit); off year; low pollen year
lined (clothing, etc.); something lined
secret name; alias
to ascertain a person's innermost feelings
purl (stitch); purl knitting
being jealous of somebody over something but also thinking they should be sentenced to death over it (esp. of male teachers having sexual relations with their students)
inside the back cover (book); rear end-paper
malus tschonoskii; white angel
back-filling
all girls eventually awaken to sex; (lit.) even the seed growing in the shade will burst open
inner affection
to look at it from another perspective; to look at it from a different angle; to put it the other way round
house in back for rent
even Homer nods; (lit.) even a polished mirror conceals its reverse side
lingual braces (dentistry)
pointless (academic) degree; meaningless qualification; useless license; (lit.) a grain of rice on the sole of the foot (must be removed, but not enough for a meal)
end leaves (of a book); lining paper
lining a kimono with the same material as the kimono itself
bleached lining (esp. tabi); bleached interior
makizushi with the rice on the outside
day-after festival; night-after festival; (smaller) festival held the day (or night) after the main festival
scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards
nail sticking through
last day of the Bon festival (July 20 in most parts of Japan)
lining of the collar
scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards
Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica); Japanese whitebeam
Sorbus matsumurana (species of rowan)
Astralium haematragum (species of turban shell)
note written on the reverse of the right side of an ancient document (memorandum or explanation of the contents)