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表層形
うら返し
ウラガエシ
名詞

うら返し (ウラガエシ)

Uragaeshi · うらがえし — inside out, upside down; flip side, opposite, contrary, reverse

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うら返し in rōmaji: uragaeshi.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 裏返し 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年9月27日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
うら返し
見出し語 (Lemma)
裏返し
読み (Reading)
ウラガエシ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
*
活用形 (Conj. Form)
*
表記 (Orthography)
うら返し
読み・基本形
ウラガエシ
表記・基本形
うら返し
見出し語の読み
ウラガエシ
💡 English Meaning

うら返し means “inside out, upside down; flip side, opposite, contrary, reverse” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

裏返し (ウラカエシ) — main entry →

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The surface form (うら返し) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (裏返し) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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