裏切る
Japanese
kanjitab
Definitions
- to betray, to sell sell someone sell out, to turn traitor, to double-cross
- to disappoint
Etymology
Compound from Japanese 裏 (back side, back, bottom, face-down side, bottom side, hidden side, far side, inside, the back behind of something, palmar plantar side, opposite, behind) + Japanese 切る (cut, cutting, cut down, fell, chop down, terminate an action).
Origin
Japanese
切る
Gloss
cut, cutting, cut down, fell, chop down, terminate an action
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process