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裏返す (うらがえす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
turn inside out ; turn over ; flip
General verb for reversing the facing side of something: turning clothes inside out, flipping a card or paper over, or turning an object so the other side faces up.
カード を 裏うら 返がえ す と 、 違ちが う 絵え が 描か い て あっ た 。
When I flipped the card over, a different picture was drawn on it.
Written forms 裏うら 返がえ す Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
うらがえす Usage 5%
Similar words 裏うら 返がえ る Intransitive counterpart: something turns inside out or flips over by itself, e.g. 風で傘が裏返った (The umbrella turned inside out in the wind).
ひっくり 返かえ す More forceful or casual 'turn over' or 'overturn'; often used for flipping objects completely upside down or overturning a situation.
Etymology Compound of 裏 (ura, 'back, reverse') + 返す (kaesu, 'return, turn back').
