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Kanji Detail for 背 - "back, height, support"

背

  • Meaning

    背 means "back, height, support."

    1. Back - The spine; the dorsal side.

    2. Behind - The rear; the reverse.

    3. Betray - To turn against; to abandon.

    4. Height - Stature; body length.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    back; back side; behind; betray

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 背[bei1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    back, backside; to betray, to violate

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The side opposite to the chest is called 背 (back). The portion from neck to waist. The human back is at the rear. Hence the rear is also called 背. Such as behind a house is called 屋背. Animals' backs face upward. Hence the top is also called 背. Such as the top of a bridge is called 橋背, the top of a boat is called 篷背. All are this. | The reverse side of anything is called 背. Such as 紙背 (back of paper), 葉背 (underside of leaf). | To turn one's back to something. Hence all going against is called 背. Such as 背盟 (break an oath), 背德 (act against virtue). | Abandoning and leaving is also called 背. Such as calling death 見背 (to depart). | Colloquially, silently reciting what one has studied is called 背. Anciently written as 倍. Seen in (Rites of Zhou).
  • Onyomitip

    hai(はい) はい

  • Kunyomitip

    se(せ) せ

    sei(せい) せい

    somu.keru(そむける) そむける

    somu.ku(そむく) そむく

    ushiro(うしろ) うしろ

  • Strokestip

    9 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords
    back spine rear behind reverse betray abandon height stature tall support backbone dorsal posterior shoulder carry burden turn away oppose

Sentences including 背

  • He is as tall as any boy in his class.

  • You've grown so tall.

  • Unlike her mother , she is tall.

  • Ken is as tall as bill.

  • Tony is a very tall boy.

  • Kumiko is as tall as tom.

  • She felt someone touch her back.

  • He is tall , but his brother is much taller.

  • I am very tall.

  • No boy in the class is as tall as bill.

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