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背景
はいけい
Common word
N2
Nouns
background; backdrop; setting · circumstances; context; background to a situation · backing; support from behind the scenes
背中
せなか
Common word
N4
Nouns
back (of the body)
背
せ
Common word
N5
Nouns
back · back side; rear side; back of a chair; spine of a book · height; stature · mountain ridge
背
せい
Common word
N3
Nouns
height; stature
背負う
せおう
Common word
N2
Verbs
carry on one's back · be burdened with; take responsibility for · have in the background; be backed by · be conceited; think highly of oneself
背後
はいご
Common word
N1
Nouns
back; rear; behind · background; behind the scenes
背面
はいめん
Nouns
rear; back; reverse side
背筋
せすじ
Common word
Nouns
spine; line of the back; backbone line · back seam; seam down the back of clothing
背番号
せばんごう
Common word
Nouns
uniform number; shirt number; squad number
背骨
せぼね
Common word
N1
Nouns
spine; backbone; spinal column
背徳
はいとく
Nouns
immorality; corruption; moral lapse
背ける
そむける
Verbs
turn away; avert
猫背
ねこぜ
Common word
N1
Nouns
stoop; round shoulders; hunched back
背く
そむく
Common word
N1
Verbs
go against; disobey; betray; run counter to
背伸び
せのび
Nouns
standing on tiptoe and stretching; stretching oneself taller · overreaching oneself; trying beyond one's ability; pushing too hard
背広
せびろ
Common word
N5
Nouns
business suit
背丈
せたけ
Common word
Nouns
stature; height (of a person)
背もたれ
せもたれ
Common word
Nouns
backrest; back of a chair
背部
はいぶ
Nouns
back (of a person); one's back · back; rear (of an object)
背中合わせ
せなかあわせ
Nouns
back-to-back; facing opposite directions · two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked · on bad terms; at odds
背任
はいにん
Common word
Nouns
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
後背
こうはい
Nouns
back; rear; background
背信
はいしん
Common word
Nouns
betrayal; breach of faith; infidelity
背子
せこ
Nouns
my love; my dear; darling · my friend; comrade
背水
はいすい
Nouns
backwater · standing with one's back to water
中背
ちゅうぜい
Nouns
average height; medium height
背泳ぎ
せおよぎ
Common word
Nouns
backstroke
二律背反
にりつはいはん
Nouns
antinomy; self-contradiction; mutually exclusive alternatives
背教
はいきょう
Nouns
apostasy; renunciation of faith; defection from a religion
背鰭
せびれ
Nouns
dorsal fin
馬の背
うまのせ
Expressions
horse's back · mountain ridge; arête; road along a ridge
違背
いはい
Nouns
violation; transgression; breach
背負い投げ
せおいなげ
Nouns
shoulder throw; seoi nage
いなせ
な-adjectives
dashing; gallant; stylish
背格好
せいかっこう
Nouns
stature; build; physique
光背
こうはい
Nouns
halo; aureole
背負い込む
しょいこむ
Verbs
carry on one's back · take on a burden; shoulder (responsibilities, debts)
セアカゴケグモ
せあかごけぐも
Nouns
redback spider
面従腹背
めんじゅうふくはい
Nouns
outward obedience, inward betrayal
一本背負い
いっぽんせおい
Nouns
one-armed shoulder throw
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