裏手|うらてurate[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveback (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
   彼かれはこっそりと歩あるいて家いえの裏手うらてのドアへと回まわった。↗

   He sneaked around to the back door.

• Synonym裏側うらがわNeutralThe back or reverse side of an object, also the hidden side of affairs; 「裏手」 is the area behind a building or place.
• Synonym背面はいめんWrittenWritten prose for the back surface of an object; 「裏手」 is the area behind a building.
• SynonymバックCasualA loanword for the back, background, or backing and support; 「裏手」 is the rear of a building.
• SynonymリアCasualA loanword for the rear of a car or other vehicle, as in 「リアウインドウ」.
• Related背後はいごNeutralBehind a person or thing, also figuratively the hidden force behind, as in 「背後関係」; 「裏手」 is about buildings.
• Related後部こうぶWrittenThe rear part of a vehicle or building, as in 「後部座席」; 「裏手」 is the area behind, not a part.
• Related後方こうほうNeutralThe rear or rearward direction, as in 「後方支援」; 「裏手」 is the area behind a building or place.
• Related裏面りめんWrittenThe reverse side of something, also the hidden side of affairs, as in 「裏面工作」; 「裏手」 is about buildings.
• Related後ろ側うしろがわNeutralThe rear side, a plain, objective term; 「裏手」 is the area behind a building or place.
• Related後面こうめんWrittenWritten prose for the rear side of something; rarely used.
• Antonym正面しょうめんNeutralThe front or facade of something, opposite to the rear that 「裏手」 denotes.
• Antonym表手NeutralThe area in front of a building, the opposite of 「裏手」; rarely used.

Use 「裏手」 for the area behind a building or place, as in 「駅の裏手」 or 「寺の裏手」. For the back side of an object say 「裏側」, and for the rear of a vehicle 「後部」. For the front, use 「正面」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 建物たてものの後方こうほう、背後はいご。