裏 (Ura) is a Japanese noun meaning “opposite side, bottom, other side, side hidden from view”.
Meanings
- nounopposite side; bottom; other side; side hidden from view; undersurface; reverse side
- nounrear; back; behind
- nounlining; inside
- nounin the shadows; behind the scenes; offstage; behind (someone's) back
- nounmore (to something than meets the eye); hidden side (e.g. of one's personality); unknown circumstances; different side
- nounproof
Examples
裏には裏がある。
There are wheels within wheels.
今、何回の裏ですか。
This is the bottom of what inning?
不幸の裏には幸いあり。
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).