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声が裏返る (こえがうらがえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

声こえが裏うら返がえる

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-ru)

crack (voice); squeak

Describes a voice breaking or cracking, often due to emotion, nervousness, or puberty. The verb 裏返る literally means 'to turn inside out', so the image is of the voice flipping or becoming unsteady.

See also: 裏返る (うらがえる)

緊きん張ちょうして声こえが裏うら返がえってしまった。
I was so nervous my voice cracked.

彼かれは怒おこると声こえが裏うら返がえる。

His voice cracks when he gets angry.

Kanji

声voice
裏back, amidst, in
返return, answer, fade

Similar words

裏うら返がえる
The base verb meaning 'to be turned inside out' or 'to be reversed'. 声が裏返る is a specific idiomatic use of this verb with 声 (voice).
声こえがひっくり返かえる
A similar expression also meaning 'voice cracks', but ひっくり返る is more colloquial and can imply a more sudden or comical flip.

Etymology

Compound of 声 (voice) + が (subject marker) + 裏返る (to be turned inside out). The expression figuratively describes the voice 'flipping' or becoming unsteady.