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裏切る (うらぎる): to betray, to turn traitor — Japanese vocabulary

裏切る is read うらぎる and means "to betray, to turn traitor". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

裏切る

Reading
うらぎる · uragiru
Translation
to betray, to turn traitor
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
うらぎるが

Example

言い換えれば、彼は私たちを裏切った。

いいかえれば、かれはわたしたちをうらぎった。

In other words, he betrayed us.

Kanji in this word

  • 裏 — Back, Amidst, In
  • 切 — cut

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