裏方 (うらかた) — someone working behind-the-scenes, scene shifter, lady consort (to a high personage)

Meanings

• someone working behind-the-scenes
• scene shifter
• lady consort (to a high personage)

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

• うら 裏 back
• かた 方 direction

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