背はい後ご

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

back; rear; behind

Refers to the physical space or area behind someone or something. Often used with に or から.

• 背はい後ごから突とつ然ぜん声こえをかけられて驚おどろいた。

  I was startled when someone suddenly called out to me from behind.

• 建たて物ものの背はい後ごに小ちいさな庭にわがある。

  There is a small garden behind the building.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

background; behind the scenes

Abstract use: hidden circumstances, unseen influences, or the people/forces operating out of sight. Common in phrases like 背後関係 and 背後にいる.

• 事じ件けんの背はい後ごには複ふく雑ざつな事じ情じょうがあるらしい。

  There seem to be complicated circumstances behind the incident.

• 彼かれの成せい功こうには家か族ぞくの支ささえが背はい後ごにあった。

  His family's support was behind his success.