Info on the Kanji 背 | What's a Kanji? |
| stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel | |
| onyomi | HAI |
| kunyomi | se, sei, somu-ku, somu-keru |
| stroke count | 9 |
| grade | 6 |
| jlpt level | N3 |
| Example words with 背 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 背せ se | back / spine / reverse / rear side / height / ridge |
| 違背いはい ihai | violation / transgression |
| 光背ひかりせ hikari se | halo |
| 山背やませ yama se | cold wind descending from the mountains / cold pacific wind |
| 紙背しはい shihai | reverse side of a paper / between the lines |
| 上背うえせ ue se | stature / height |
| 側背がわせ gawa se | flank |
| 足背あしせ ashi se | top of the foot / instep |
| 中背ちゅうぜい chuuzei | average height |
| 猫背ねこぜ nekoze | bent back / hunchback / stoop |
| 背くそむく somuku | to run counter to / to go against / to disobey / to infringe |
| 背泳はいえい haiei | backstroke |
| 背割せわり se wari | slicing a fish down its back / slit in the back of a garment / split in a piece of lumber |
| 背教はいきょう haikyou | apostasy / renunciation / defection |
| 背景はいけい haikei | background / scenery / backdrop / setting / circumstance / context / backing / support |
| 背後はいご haigo | back / rear / background / behind the scenes |
| 背広せびろ sebiro | business suit |
| 背高せたか se taka | tallness / tall person |
| 背信はいしん haishin | betrayal / infidelity |
| 背走せそう se sou | running backwards |
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| Example Sentences with 背 |
| 私達がしなければならないことそれぞれの背後には自分たちがしたい何かがあると思うんだ。 殺人事件の背後に潜むミステリーを解き明かせ。 彼はくたくたの背広を着ていた。 椎間板ヘルニアは背骨の間にある椎間板という軟骨が飛び出すものです。 |
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