Kanji
背
kanji character
stature
height
back
behind
disobey
defy
go back on
rebel
背 kanji-背 stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
背
Meaning
stature height back
Readings
Kun'yomi
- せ なか back (of the body)
- せ びろ business suit
- せ ぼね spine
- せい のび standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller
- せい たか tallness
- せい くらべ comparing heights
- そむく
- そむける
On'yomi
- はい けい background
- はい ご back
- はい にん breach of trust
Practice Writing
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Related Entries
Common Words
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背 back (of the body) -
背 景 background, scenery, backdrop... -
背 くto run counter to, to go against, to disobey... -
猫 背 bent back, hunchback, stoop -
背 中 back (of the body) -
背 なかback (of the body) -
背 広 business suit -
背 骨 spine, backbone, spinal column -
背 ぼねspine, backbone, spinal column -
背 後 back, rear, background... -
背 任 breach of trust, malfeasance, malpractice... -
背 負 うto carry on one's back, to be burdened with, to take responsibility for... -
背 信 betrayal, infidelity -
背 筋 muscles of the back, back muscles -
背 すじspine, line of the backbone, seam down the back (of clothing) -
背 泳 ぎbackstroke (swimming) -
背 丈 stature, height -
背 番 号 number on the back of a player's uniform, uniform number, shirt number... -
背 のびstanding on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller, stretching oneself, overreaching oneself... -
背 面 rear, back, reverse -
背 もたれback (of a chair), backrest -
背 凭 れback (of a chair), backrest -
背 伸 びstanding on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller, stretching oneself, overreaching oneself... -
背 延 びstanding on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller, stretching oneself, overreaching oneself... -
上 背 stature, height -
背 負 い投 げseoi nage (judo), shoulder throw, back-carry throw -
背 けるto turn (one's face) away, to avert (one's eyes) -
背 教 apostasy, renunciation (e.g. of a religion), defection -
背 徳 corruption, immorality, lapse from virtue... -
背 反 revolting, rebellion, going against...