背 — kanji meaning “stature”
背
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
- Meanings
- stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
- On'yomi
- ハイ (hai)
- Kun'yomi
- せ、せい、そむ.く、そむ.ける
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #696 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- bèi, bēi — Chinese character page
Words with 背
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背景 | はいけい haikei | background; scenery; backdrop |
| 背中 | せなか senaka | back (of the body) |
| 背後 | はいご haigo | back; rear |
| 背骨 | せぼね sebone | spine; backbone; spinal column |
| 背広 | せびろ sebiro | business suit |
| 背負う | せおう seou | to carry on one's back |
| 背番号 | せばんごう sebangou | number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number |
| 背筋 | せすじ sesuji | spine; line of the backbone |
| 背丈 | せたけ setake | stature; height |
| 背任 | はいにん hainin | breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice |
| 背面 | はいめん haimen | rear; back; reverse |
| 背信 | はいしん haishin | betrayal; infidelity |
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