うらかた

Japanese
Alternative spelling
裏方

Etymology

From 裏(うら) (ura) + 方(かた) (kata).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うらかた [ùrákátá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ka̠ta̠]

Noun

うらかた • (urakata) ←うらかた (urakata)?

  1. (theater) behind-the-scenes assistant
    Antonym: 表方 (omotekata)
  2. (by extension) person who works behind-the-scenes

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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