Word Meaning 裏返る

うらがえる uragaeru

裏返る is read as うらがえる (uragaeru) and means to be turned inside out.

Meaning

English

to be turned inside out
to betray
to double-cross
to break into falsetto
to crack into falsetto
to squeak
to croak
to quaver

Reading

Kana

うらがえる

Romaji

uragaeru

Writing Variants

裏反る うらがえる uragaeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 117052 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

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)

裏切る

うらぎる

to betray

裏付ける

うらづける

to support (a theory, claim, etc.)

裏目に出る

うらめにでる

to backfire

裏目る

うらめる

to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds)

裏を取る

うらをとる

to collect evidence

裏通り

うらどおり

side street (often parallel to a main street)