背
back; stature; height; behind; disobey; defy; go back on; rebel
9 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 696.
Readings
- せ (kun reading): 背 (せ) back; 背中 (せなか) back (of the body)
- ハイ (on reading): 背景 (はいけい) background; 背後 (はいご) back
- そむく (kun reading): 背く (そむく) to run counter to; 人たる道に背く (ひとたるみちにそむく) to stray from the path of righteousness
- せい (kun reading): どんぐりの背比べ (どんぐりのせいくらべ) having very little difference between one another; 中背 (ちゅうぜい) average height
- そむける (kun reading): 背ける (そむける) to turn (one's face) away; 顔を背ける (かおをそむける) to turn one's face away
- Read as a whole word: 背負子 (しょいこ) wooden rack with shoulder straps for carrying loads on one's back
Components
Words using 背
- 背 (せ) back
- 背中 (せなか) back (of the body)
- 背番号 (せばんごう) number on the back of a player's uniform
- 背負う (せおう) to carry on one's back
- 背鰭 (せびれ) dorsal fin
- 背景 (はいけい) background
- 背後 (はいご) back
- 背面 (はいめん) rear
- 背徳 (はいとく) corruption
- 背甲 (はいこう) carapace
- 背く (そむく) to run counter to
- 人たる道に背く (ひとたるみちにそむく) to stray from the path of righteousness
- 約束に背く (やくそくにそむく) to break one's promise
- どんぐりの背比べ (どんぐりのせいくらべ) having very little difference between one another
- 中背 (ちゅうぜい) average height
- 背高 (せいたか) tallness
- 上背 (うわぜい) stature
- 背格好 (せいかっこう) stature
- 背ける (そむける) to turn (one's face) away
- 顔を背ける (かおをそむける) to turn one's face away
- 目を背ける (めをそむける) to look away (from)
- 背負子 (しょいこ) wooden rack with shoulder straps for carrying loads on one's back
- 背負い投げ (しょいなげ) seoi nage (judo)
- 背負い込む (しょいこむ) to carry on one's back
- 鴨が葱を背負って来る (かもがねぎをしょってくる) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money
- 背負い革 (しょいかわ) sling
- 背負って立つ (しょってたつ) to work as the backbone (of)
194 words in all.