Word Meaning 裏を返す

うらをかえす ura o kaesu

裏を返す is read as うらをかえす (ura o kaesu) and means to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time.

Meaning

English

  1. to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
  2. to look at (something) from another perspective
  3. to put it the other way round
  4. to turn inside out
  5. to turn the other way
  6. to turn (something) over

Reading

Kana

うらをかえす

Romaji

ura o kaesu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 116821 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

裏返す

うらがえす

to turn inside out

裏返し

うらがえし

inside out

裏見返し

うらみかえし

inside the back cover (book)

裏を返せば

うらをかえせば

to look at it from another perspective

声が裏返る

こえがうらがえる

to crack (person's voice)

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)

裏表

うらおもて

inside out (e.g. clothing)

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.)