Word Meaning 裏口

うらぐち uraguchi

裏口 is read as うらぐち (uraguchi) and means backdoor.

Meaning

English

  1. backdoor
  2. rear entrance
  3. rear exit
  4. unauthorized
  5. illicit
  6. illegal

Reading

Kana

うらぐち

Romaji

uraguchi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 表口 Rank 5800 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

裏口入学

うらぐちにゅうがく

backdoor admission to a school

裏口営業

うらぐちえいぎょう

illegal business

口裏

くちうら

divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

口裏合わせ

くちうらあわせ

arranging beforehand to tell the same story

口裏を合わせる

くちうらをあわせる

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story

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

Example Sentences

10

The back door's wide open.

He bought his way into college.

The back door was wide open.

We entered the room by the back door.

Tom left through the back door.

He sneaked around to the back door.

The back door wasn't locked.

He ran down the emergency stairs and escaped through the back door.

She came in through the back door lest she be seen.

Feeling the house shake, I ran out into the yard at the back of the house.