Word Meaning 裏話

うらばなし urabanashi

裏話 is read as うらばなし (urabanashi) and means inside story.

Meaning

English

  1. inside story
  2. the real story (behind something)
  3. story not generally known

Reading

Kana

うらばなし

Romaji

urabanashi

Writing Variants

  • ウラ話 うらばなし urabanashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 18714 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

甘い話には裏がある

うまいはなしにはうらがある

if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

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

Example Sentences

2

Let me tell you a little bit of the inside story.

It seems "My Neighbor Totoro" has a scary inside story.