Meaning of うら in Japanese

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Definition of うら

  1. (n) inlet
  2. seashore; beach
  1. (n) fortune-telling; divination →Related words: 占い
  1. (n) top end; tip
  1. (n) bottom (or another side that is hidden from view); undersurface; opposite side; reverse side

    靴の裏にガムがこびりついちゃった。
    There's gum stuck to the back of my shoe.

  2. rear; back; behind (the house)

    家のうらに広い庭があった。
    There was a large garden behind the house.

  3. lining; inside

    不幸の裏には幸いあり。
    Every cloud has a silver lining.

  4. out of sight; behind the scenes

    会計係が逮捕されたが、原因は彼の裏帳簿工作だという噂があった。
    When the accountant was arrested, rumour had it that it was for his creative bookkeeping.

  5. proof →Related words: 裏付け
  6. opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.) →Related words: 裏をかく
  7. inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
  8. bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)

    今、何回の裏ですか。
    This is the bottom of what inning?

おら(ora) · うら(ura)

己 Kanji Details

  1. (n) first person pronoun (usually male)

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