Word Meaning 後ろ暗い

うしろぐらい ushirogurai

後ろ暗い is read as うしろぐらい (ushirogurai) and means shady.

Meaning

English

  1. shady
  2. underhanded
  3. questionable

Reading

Kana

うしろぐらい

Romaji

ushirogurai

Writing Variants

  • うしろ暗い うしろぐらい ushirogurai
  • 後ろぐらい うしろぐらい ushirogurai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 112432 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後払い

ごばらい

deferred payment

後追い

あとおい

trailing

後に引けない

あとにひけない

unable to back out

後ろめたい

うしろめたい

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.)

後妻

ごさい

second wife

後期

こうき

latter period

後回し

あとまわし

putting off

後ろ向き

うしろむき

back-facing

後始末

あとしまつ

cleaning up afterwards

後戻り

あともどり

retrogression

後任

こうにん

successor

後列

こうれつ

back row

Example Sentences

1

I was locked out! There's got to be something fishy going on.