1.
back side, reverse side
The opposite side from the front; the hidden or less visible side of something.
紙の裏側に名前を書いてください。
Please write your name on the back of the paper.
建物の裏側に駐車場がある。
There's a parking lot behind the building.
布の裏側は色が違う。
The reverse side of the fabric is a different color.
2.
behind the scenes
The hidden aspects or background of a situation; what goes on out of public view.
この事件の裏側には複雑な事情がある。
There are complicated circumstances behind this incident.
華やかな世界の裏側を知りたい。
I want to know what goes on behind the glamorous world.
成功の裏側には長年の努力がある。
Behind success lies years of effort.
裏側 combines 裏 (back, reverse) + 側 (side).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ~の裏側に (on the back side of ~)
- 裏側を見る (to see the reverse side)
RELATED COMPOUNDS:
- 表側 (front side) - antonym
- 右側 (right side)
- 左側 (left side)
- 向こう側 (the other side)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 裏側: back side, reverse
- 裏: back (simpler form)
- 背面: back surface (more formal/technical)