How to say "backwards" in Japanese

• 後ろ向きうしろむきCommon
  na-adjective, no-adjectiveCovers the sense of being back-facing or oriented backwards, as when someone or something is positioned facing away from the front; it is also widely used figuratively for a negative or regressive attitude.
  女優じょゆうは後ろ向うしろむきに舞台ぶたいから落おちた。↗

  The actress fell backward over the stage.
• 後ろ前うしろまえ
  nounMeans wearing or putting something on back to front, so that the front and back are reversed. This is a less common word, and for most senses of 'backwards' it is not the word you want.

Use 「後ろ向き」 for something physically facing backwards (and figuratively negative or regressive); 「後ろ前」 is a much less common word for wearing something back to front.

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• 後ろ向きうしろむきback-facing
• 後ろ前うしろまえbackwards