JLPT N2 · 13 strokes
Kanji 裏: "back, amidst, in"
The kanji 裏 means "back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read リ in on'yomi and うら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 812 of 2,501 |
Common words with 裏
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 裏opposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view · rear; back; behind
- 裏切るto betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on · to disappoint; to let down
- 脳裏esprit, tête, pensée (littéraire)
- 裏腹opposite; reverse; contrary · front and back; parallel to; back to back; adjacent to
- 裏側the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side
- 裏切りtreachery; betrayal; perfidy
- 裏切り者betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
- 裏口backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit · unauthorized; illicit; illegal
- 裏手back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
- 路地裏back street; back alley; off-street
- 脳裏に浮かぶto cross one's mind; to occur to one
- 裏庭rear garden; back yard
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