Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 背はい 面めん に 〈 物もの 〉 がある there is something at the back/rear of a place or object
There is a parking lot at the rear of the building.
〈 物もの 〉 の 背はい 面めん に 〈 物もの 〉 をつなぐ to connect something to the back of a device
Connect the cable to the back of the computer.
背はい 面めん から 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something from behind/the rear
I was attacked from behind by the enemy.
Related words 裏面 typically describes the reverse side of flat things like paper, cards, or discs, while 背面 is broader and often used for the rear of three-dimensional objects or in technical contexts.
後部 refers to the rear section or part of something (like the back seats of a car), whereas 背面 refers specifically to the back surface or side.
背面 describes the back of something facing away, like a building or a person's back, whereas 裏面 focuses on the reverse side of a flat surface such as paper.
背面 is a more technical, formal term for the back surface of an object, while 裏側 is the everyday word and also covers figurative 'hidden' meanings.
Opposites 前面 is the front surface of something, the direct opposite of 背面 , the back surface.
正面 means the front-facing side of something, contrasting with 背面 , the rear side.
Don't confuse with 表面 means the visible outer surface (often the front or top) of something, while 背面 specifically means the back or rear surface.
側面 refers to the side surface of an object, while 背面 refers to its back surface, so the two describe different faces.
背面 refers to the outward-facing back of something (like a person's back or a chair's back), while 裏面 refers to the reverse side that faces away when the object is flipped, such as a card or coin.
Etymology Compound of 背 (hai, 'back') and 面 (men, 'surface, face'). The reading is on'yomi. The word has been used in Japanese to denote the rear side of objects since at least the early modern period.
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