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裏返す (うらがえす): to turn inside out, to turn (something) over — Japanese vocabulary

裏返す is read うらがえす and means "to turn inside out, to turn (something) over". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

裏返す

Reading
うらがえす · uragaesu
Translation
to turn inside out, to turn (something) over
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
うらがえすが

Example

彼はシャツを裏返しに着ていた。

かれはシャツをうらがえしにきていた。

He had his shirt on inside out.

Kanji in this word

  • 裏 — Back, Amidst, In
  • 返 — return

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