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背

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

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

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ハイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • せ
  • せい
  • そむ.く
  • そむ.ける
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#811
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
肉#130 · meat

Components

Common Words

  • 背せいNoun
    height, stature
  • 背景はいけいNoun
    background, scenery, backdrop
  • 背中せなかNoun
    back (of the body)
  • 背任はいにんNoun
    breach of trust, malfeasance, malpractice
  • 背後はいごNoun
    back, rear
  • 背広せびろNoun
    business suit
  • 背番号せばんごうNoun
    number on the back of a player's uniform, uniform number, shirt number
  • 背筋せすじNoun
    spine, line of the backbone

Practice in Kanjiru

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