Word Meaning 裏を返せば

うらをかえせば ura o kaeseba

裏を返せば is read as うらをかえせば (ura o kaeseba) and means to look at it from another perspective.

Meaning

English

to look at it from another perspective
to look at it from a different angle
to put it the other way round

Reading

Kana

うらをかえせば

Romaji

ura o kaeseba

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 117463 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

裏返し

うらがえし

inside out

裏返す

うらがえす

to turn inside out

裏見返し

うらみかえし

inside the back cover (book)

裏を返す

うらをかえす

to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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.)