Jisho

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うら 裏をかく
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with ku ending
1. to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to defeat​Idiomatic expression, See also 裏かく
  • どろぼう泥棒
  • は
  • けいかん警官
  • の
  • 裏をかいて
  • とうひん盗品
  • を
  • も持って
  • に逃げた
    • 。
  • The thief outwitted the police and got away with his loot.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with ku ending
2. to pierce something all the way through​
Other forms
裏を掻く 【うらをかく】

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