裏目

• 読み: うらめ
• ローマ字: urame
• 漢字の分解: 裏 (ura) — back, reverse | 目 (me) — face, eye
• 発音: /ɯ.ɾa.me/

意味

Backfiring; going wrong; producing the opposite of the intended result.

Almost always appears in the expression 裏目に出る (to backfire; to have the reverse effect). Describes situations where a well-intentioned or calculated action produces an unexpected negative outcome. The word originally referred to the back face of a die and evolved to describe contrary outcomes.

例文

1. 早めに手を打ったつもりが、すべて裏目に出てしまった。
2. 気を遣って言った一言が裏目に出て、関係がこじれてしまった。
3. 積極的な投資戦略が裏目に出て、大きな損失を被った。

使い方ガイド

場面: everyday life, business, strategy, personal reflection

トーン: rueful

起源と歴史

Compound of 裏 (ura) meaning 'back, reverse' and 目 (me) meaning 'eye, face of a die'. Originates from dice games, where the back face represents the opposite of what was intended, extended to describe plans that produce contrary results.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal