背もたれ

せもたれ

Also written 背凭れ

Meanings

1. Noun back (of a chair); backrest

Kanji

• 背 back. Read as せ.

Example sentences

• 背もたれもっと倒せるよ。
  That seat reclines further.
• まず目に飛び込んできたのは、大きなソファだ。渋い色の革張りで、座面も背もたれもゆったりしている。
  The first thing that came to my attention was the large sofa. It was covered in sober-coloured leather, and the seat and the back both looked wide and comfortable.

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