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裏返す

うらがえす

N3to turn over · to flip

Examples

片面がこんがり焼けた肉を裏返した。

紙を裏返すと地図が印刷されていた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 裏返す is read as うらがえす and can mean “to turn over” or “to flip”, depending on context.
  • Basic usage: The examples show turning meat to cook the other side and flipping paper to reveal a map.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Distinguishing senses and uses
    • It is transitive for turning an object over; intransitive 裏返る means that something turns inside out or over by itself.

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