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33 裏切り Backstab

Alternative Meanings

Betrayal

Part of Speech

Noun

Reading

うらぎり

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

奴らは裏切り者を殺すのにこの施設を利用している。

They use this facility to kill traitors.

Meaning Explanation

From the backside you cut someone. Wow. What a jerk. What a backstab.

Reading Explanation

This word is 裏 and 切る's readings, put together.

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