Illustration: Outside a small neighbourhood workshop, a stern-looking proprietor waves a stray cat away with one hand, brows drawn and mouth set in a disapproving line. At the same moment, his other hand reaches behind his leg to slide a bowl of food toward that very cat.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

裏うら腹はら

urahara

contrary, at odds

Often used as ~とは裏腹に. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 口くちと心こころは裏腹うらはらなことが多々たたある。

    What we say and what we mean are often quite different.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. スウィート博士はかせの性格せいかくはその名なとは裏腹うらはらであった。

    Dr. Sweet’s nature belied his name.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 凄腕すごうでの一番組長いちばんくみちょうとしての顔かおとは裏腹うらはらに、当とうの本人ほんにんはいつも冗談じょうだんを言いっては笑わらっていた陽気ようきな人物じんぶつであったようだ。

    Belying his appearance as an able leader of the Ichiban-gumi, he was apparently a cheerful person who was always telling jokes and laughing.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 裏腹

  • 裏back; amidstOnリKunうら
  • 腹abdomen; bellyOnフクKunはら

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