裏表

裏表

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) うらおもて [ùráómóté] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾa̠o̞mo̞te̞]

Noun

裏表 (hiragana うらおもて, rōmaji uraomote)

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

   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 (ひょう)裏 (り) (hyōri)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN