Japanese word

裏切り

Pronunciation

Romajiuragiri

彼女の裏切りは、長い友情を終わらせました。kano jo no ura gi ri wa naga i yū jō o o wa ra se ma shi ta

Her betrayal ended a long friendship.

彼の裏切りを知って、私は二度と彼を信じられなくなりました。kare no ura gi ri o shi tte watashi wa ni do to kare o shin ji ra re na ku na ri ma shi ta

After learning of his betrayal, I could never trust him again.

Describes an act that violates a bond of trust and places the betrayer against the person or group once supported.

背信haishin: The act of breaking a bond of trust through disloyal actions.
寝返りnegaeri: A change of allegiance to an opposing person or group.

信頼関係や忠誠を破り、相手を敵に回すこと。shin rai kan kei ya chū sei o yabu ri ai te o teki ni mawa su ko to

裏切り (uragiri) comes from the continuative form of 裏切る (uragiru), a compound of 裏 (ura, "back") and 切る (kiru, "cut").

Treachery often describes deliberate deception against an ally and has a more formal or literary tone than betrayal.