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    3. 裏切る

    裏切る

    裏うら切ぎる​

    to betray

    N3KMT7News #15+1CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    うらぎる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to betray, to turn traitor (to), to double-cross, to go back on, to be unfaithful (to)
    2.
    to disappoint, to let down

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    彼かれは友とも達だちを裏うら切ぎった。

    He betrayed his friend.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    期き待たいしていただけに、結けっ果かが伴ともなわず裏うら切ぎられた気き持もちだ。

    Because I had high expectations, I feel let down that the results didn't follow.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    信しん頼らいしていた人ひとに裏うら切ぎられて、とても悲かなしかった。

    I was very sad to be betrayed by someone I trusted.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    天てん気き予よ報ほうが裏うら切ぎって、急きゅうに雨あめが降ふり出だした。

    The weather forecast let us down, and it suddenly started raining.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWeather & Geography
    彼かれは国こっ家か機き密みつを裏うら切ぎり、敵てき国こくに情じょう報ほうを漏ろう洩えいした。

    He betrayed state secrets and leaked information to an enemy country.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & LawMilitary

    Characters that make up this word

    裏
    うら…(1)
    back・amidst・in・reverse・inside…(5)
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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