also: おもてうら
noun
front and back; both sides; inside and outside
Literal physical or spatial meaning: the two opposite sides of an object, or the interior and exterior. Often used in set phrases like 表裏一体 (two sides of the same coin).
この紙は表裏がわかりにくい。
It's hard to tell the front and back of this paper.
コインの表裏
Let's play a game guessing heads or tails of the coin.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
duplicity; double-dealing; two-facedness
Only with reading ひょうり
Figurative use, restricted to the reading ひょうり. Describes a person whose outward behavior contradicts their inner thoughts or intentions. Often used with ある or する to describe such behavior.
彼の言動には表裏がある。
There is duplicity in his words and actions.
あの人は表裏がなくて信頼できる。
That person is trustworthy because they are not two-faced.