背
せ
Also written 脊
Meanings
- Noun back
- reverse; rear side; back (e.g. of a chair); spine (of a book)
- height; stature
- ridge (of a mountain)
Kanji
- 背 back. Read as せ.
Example sentences
- 君は僕と同じ背の高さです。
You are as tall as I am. - 君が一番背が高いな。
You are tallest. - 君はなんて背が高いんだろう。
How tall you are! - あなたはなんて背が高いんでしょう。
How tall you are! - 君が背の高い男の子といるのを見たよ。
I saw you with a tall boy.
Common phrases
- 背が高い (せがたかい) tall (of a person)
- 背を向ける (せをむける) to pretend not to see
- 背が低い (せがひくい) short (of a person)
- 背にする (せにする) to turn one's back to
- 背に乗る
- 背が小さい
- 背を伸ばす
- 背に受ける
Words containing 背
- 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
And 80 more.