裏方

Japanese

Kanji in this term
裏 方
うら
Grade: 6 		かた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 裏方 – see the following entry.
【うらかた】
[noun] [from 1556] (most generally) someone from inside, someone from the background
[noun] [from 1628] (historically) someone from the inner household of a noble, most specifically a nobleman's wife
[noun] [from the mid-Edo period] (Buddhism) the title of the wife of the head priest of Hongan-ji temple
[noun] [from at least 1969] (theater) behind-the-scenes assistant, propman
[noun] [from at least 1969] (by extension) someone who works behind the scenes
(This term, 裏方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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