裏返す

うらがえす · uragaesu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to turn over

🧦🥞 裏 ura (back side) + 返す kaesu (turn back) = turn to the back side

裏 is the reverse or hidden side of something, as in 裏口 (back door). 返す means to return or turn over. Together they mean to bring the back side out: a sock turned inside out, or a pancake flipped over.

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