背 — Japanese kanji
9 strokes · N3
Meanings: Stature, Height, Back, Behind, Disobey, Defy, Go Back On, Rebel
On’yomi: はい · Kun’yomi: せ、せい、そむ.く
Radicals in 背
- 匕 — spoon (2 strokes)
- 月 — moon (4 strokes)
- 爿 — split wood (4 strokes)
Words using 背
- 背 (せ): height — 使い方を 教えて ください — Permission and how-to instructions
- 背 (せい): height, stature — Body & Health
- 背負う (せおう): to carry on one's back; to shoulder — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 08 - Accidents and Natural Disasters
- 背丈 (せたけ): height; stature — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
- 背広 (せびろ): business suit — Places, Transportation & Directions
- 背景 (はいけい): background — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 22 - Work Styles
- 背中 (背中（せなか）): back — Body and Health
- 背伸び (背伸（せの）び): stretching oneself; overreaching — Unit 08 Nouns C (601–700)
- 背 (背（せ）): tall — Body & Health
- 背く (背（そむ）く): go against; disobey — Unit 09 Verbs B (701–800)
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