裏返し

うらがえし · uragaeshi · JLPT N1 · noun

out

🔄 裏 (ura, back/inside) + 返し (gaeshi, turn over/return) = turned back to front, inside out

裏 means the back or lining side; 返す means to turn over. Turning the 裏 side outward gives 裏返し: a reversal of inside and outside.

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