裡
裡: inside
inside; within
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A variant of 裏. Seen in set words ending in -裡 (秘密裡, 成功裡) meaning 'in a state of'; 脳裏 is the usual spelling of 脳裡.
Key words
脳裡のうりmind; one's head
秘密裡ひみつりin secret
成功裡せいこうりsuccessfully
囲炉裡いろりopen hearth
Example sentences
その光景は、今も脳裡に焼きついて離れない。
That scene is still burned into my mind and will not leave.
計画は、社長にも知らされず秘密裡に進められた。
The plan was carried out in secret, without even the president being told.
冬の夜、囲炉裡を囲んで祖父の昔話を聞いた。
On a winter night, we sat around the hearth and listened to my grandfather's old stories.