# 裏 — Backside

Frequency rank 672 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 油 (Oil), less common than 破 (Tear).

- On’yomi: り
- Kun’yomi: うら
- Radical: 衣 Clothes (Kangxi 145)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Clothes on the outside wrap around a village on the inside -- the backside of clothes that faces a hidden inner village is the reverse, hidden layer.

In words:

- 裏 うら — reverse side
- 裏口 うらぐち — backdoor,rear entrance
- 裏切る うらぎる — to betray,to turn traitor to,to double-cross

[Study 裏](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E8%A3%8F)

[← Rank 671: 破 (Tear)](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/破.md) · [Rank 673: 油 (Oil) →](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/油.md)

[HTML](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/裏/) · [Full ranking](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency.md)