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背

背 — stature, height, back

On
ハイ
Kun
せ, せい, そむく, そむける
Strokes
9
JLPT
N3
School grade
6

Common words with 背

  • 背景はいけいbackground; scenery; backdrop; settingCommon

    彼は経済的背景がしっかりしている。
    His economical backing is secure.

  • 背後はいごback; rearCommon

    「びっくりさせないでよ」と彼女は彼が背後に近づいた時言った。
    "Don't scare me!" she screamed as he came up behind her.

  • 背中せなかback (of the body)Common
  • 背任はいにんbreach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriationCommon
  • 背せいheight; statureCommon
  • 背広せびろbusiness suitCommon
  • 背番号せばんごうnumber on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad n…Common
  • 背筋せすじspine; line of the backboneCommon
  • 背泳ぎせおよぎbackstroke (swimming)Common
  • 背骨せぼねspine; backbone; spinal columnCommon
  • 背信はいしんbetrayal; infidelityCommon
  • 猫背ねこぜbent back; hunchback; stoopCommon
  • 背が高いせがたかいtall (of a person)Common
  • 背くそむくto run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringeCommon
  • 背丈せたけstature; heightCommon
  • 背負うせおうto carry on one's backCommon
  • 背もたれせもたれback (of a chair); backrestCommon
  • 背せbackCommon
  • 二律背反にりつはいはんantinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually excl…Occasional
  • 背伸びせのびstanding on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching…Occasional

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 115 words that use 背.

  • 背景 はいけい background; scenery; backdrop; setting
  • 背中 せなか back (of the body)
  • 背後 はいご back; rear
  • 背任 はいにん breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
  • 背 せい height; stature

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