裏面

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 裏面 is read as りめん and means back or reverse side.
• Basic usage: It can identify the reverse side of an application or the back of a photograph.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Filling in the reverse side of a form
  • 裏面: The reverse side of the application also has fields to fill in. Example: 申込用紙の裏面にも記入欄があります。
• Writing a date on a photograph’s back
  • 裏面: On the back of the photograph, I wrote the date it was taken. Example: 写真の裏面に撮影した日付を書きました。