Info on the Kanji 背

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Meaning(s)

stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

Reading(s)

onyomi HAI
kunyomi se, sei, somu-ku, somu-keru

Other

stroke count 9
grade 6
jlpt level N3
Example words with 背
WordMeaning

se
back / spine / reverse / rear side / height / ridge
いはい
ihai
violation / transgression
ひかりせ
hikari se
halo
やませ
yama se
cold wind descending from the mountains / cold pacific wind
しはい
shihai
reverse side of a paper / between the lines
うえせ
ue se
stature / height
がわせ
gawa se
flank
あしせ
ashi se
top of the foot / instep
ちゅうぜい
chuuzei
average height
ねこぜ
nekoze
bent back / hunchback / stoop
そむく
somuku
to run counter to / to go against / to disobey / to infringe
はいえい
haiei
backstroke
せわり
se wari
slicing a fish down its back / slit in the back of a garment / split in a piece of lumber
はいきょう
haikyou
apostasy / renunciation / defection
はいけい
haikei
background / scenery / backdrop / setting / circumstance / context / backing / support
はいご
haigo
back / rear / background / behind the scenes
せびろ
sebiro
business suit
せたか
se taka
tallness / tall person
はいしん
haishin
betrayal / infidelity
せそう
se sou
running backwards
せがわ
se gawa
dorsal
せなか
senaka
back
はいにん
hainin
breach of trust
はいはん
haihan
revolting / rebellion / going against / contradiction / antinomy
はいぶ
haibu
back
はいめん
haimen
rear / back / reverse
せれい
se rei
disobeying / infringing / running counter to
はいり
hairi
absurdity / irrationality
ふくはい
fukuhai
back and front / opposition in the heart
のちせくらい
nochi se kurai
rear entry position
のちせち
nochi se chi
hinterland
山のやまのせ
yama no se
ridge
やませかぜ
yama se kaze
cold wind descending from the mountains
馬のうまのせ
uma no se
horseback
なかせなか
se naka
back
びれせびれ
se bire
dorsal fin
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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。

殺人事件の後に潜むミステリーを解き明かせ。

彼はくたくたの広を着ていた。

椎間板ヘルニアは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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