Kanji · 漢字
背
Kun せ、せい、そむ.く、そむ.ける
On ハイ
stature
stature · height · back · behind · disobey · defy · go back on · rebel
N2
JLPT
9
strokes
#696
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
背はどれぐらいありますか。
How tall are you?
背を伸ばしなさい。
Straighten up.
彼らは絶景を背にして立った。
They stood against the picturesque scenery.
トムはジャックと背が同じくらいだ。
Tom is as tall as Jack.
彼は背を曲げた。
He bent his back.
Appears in words
猫背 ねこぜ bent back背 せい height背が高い せがたかい tall (of a person)背く そむく to run counter to背泳ぎ せおよぎ backstroke (swimming)背景 はいけい background背後 はいご back背広 せびろ business suit背骨 せぼね spine背丈 せたけ stature背信 はいしん betrayal背中 せなか back (of the body)背任 はいにん breach of trust背番号 せばんごう number on the back of a player's uniform背負う せおう to carry on one's back背筋 せすじ spine背もたれ せもたれ back (of a chair)