NichiDict

裏山

うらやま
[urayama]

Meanings

1.Noun

mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.

2.Noun

side of a mountain that gets little sunshine

3.Adj-na

envious; jealous; jelly

Examples

子供たちが裏山へ駆け上がった。

The children ran up the mountain behind the house.

大雨で裏山に土砂崩れ警報が出された。

A landslide warning was issued for the mountain behind the house due to heavy rain.

裏山には、珍しい山野草がたくさん自生している。

Many rare wild plants grow naturally on the mountain behind the house.