Word Meaning 裏をかく

うらをかく uraokaku

裏をかく is read as うらをかく (uraokaku) and means to pierce something all the way through.

Meaning

English

to pierce something all the way through
to outwit
to outsmart
to counterplot
to defeat

Reading

Kana

うらをかく

Romaji

uraokaku

Writing Variants

裏を掻く うらをかく ura o kaku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 122628 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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裏面に続く

りめんにつづく

continued overleaf

裏通り

うらどおり

side street (often parallel to a main street)

裏切る

うらぎる

to betray

裏口

うらぐち

backdoor

裏面

りめん

back (side)

裏返し

うらがえし

inside out

裏表

うらおもて

inside out (e.g. clothing)

裏返す

うらがえす

to turn inside out

裏地

うらじ

land that does not adjoin to public or private roads

裏付ける

うらづける

to support (a theory, claim, etc.)

裏道

うらみち

unfair means

裏金

うらがね

bribe