Word Meaning 裏日本

うらにっぽん uranippon

裏日本 is read as うらにっぽん (uranippon) and means Japan Sea coastal areas.

Meaning

English

Japan Sea coastal areas
Sea of Japan coastal areas

Reading

Kana

うらにっぽん

Romaji

uranippon

Writing Variants

裏日本 うらにほん uranihon

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 47692 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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裏本

うらほん

under-the-counter porn mag (featuring uncensored photos)

日本

にほん

Japan

西日本

にしにほん

western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

日本政府

にほんせいふ

Japanese government

日本史

にほんし

Japanese history

日裏

ひうら

shade

日本刀

にほんとう

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved)

日本人

にほんじん

Japanese person

日本語

にほんご

Japanese (language)

日本一

にほんいち

Japan's best

日本銀行

にっぽんぎんこう

Bank of Japan

日本酒

にほんしゅ

sake (rice wine)

Example Sentences

表日本は明るい裏日本はおっとりとは本当ですか？

Is it true that the Pacific side of Japan is cheerful while the Sea of Japan side of Japan is more quiet?