Moto 背: Stature; Height; BackKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ハイ
- Kun'yomi
- せ、せい、そむ(く)、そむ(ける)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 219 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ハイ)
- 背景はいけいbackground; scenery
- 背任はいにんbreach of trust; malfeasance
- 背後はいごback; rear
- 背信はいしんbetrayal; infidelity
- 二律背反にりつはいはんantinomy; self-contradiction
- 背面はいめんrear; back
- マイクロ波背景放射マイクロははいけいほうしゃmicrowave background (radiation)
- 側背そくはいflank
- 光背こうはいhalo
- 光背効果こうはいこうかhalo effect
- 刀背とうはいback of a sword
- 前胸背板ぜんきょうはいばんpronotum
- 向背こうはいone's attitude; state of affairs
- 宇宙マイクロ波背景放射うちゅうマイクロははいけいほうしゃcosmic microwave background radiation
- 宇宙背景放射うちゅうはいけいほうしゃcosmic background radiation
- 広背筋こうはいきんlatissimus dorsi muscle
- 後背位こうはいいrear entry position (sexual position); doggy style
- 後背地こうはいちhinterland
- 指背歩行しはいほこうknuckle-walking (e.g. by chimpanzees, etc.)
- 時代背景じだいはいけいhistorical background
- 棄背きはいgiving up and turning back
- 榻背とうはいback of a chair
- 歴史的背景れきしてきはいけいhistorical context; historical background
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 背中せなかback (of body)
- 背せいheight; stature
- 背広せびろbusiness suit
- 背番号せばんごうnumber on back of player's shirt; uniform number
- 背筋せすじspine; line of the backbone
- 背泳ぎせおよぎbackstroke (swimming)
- 背骨せぼねspine; backbone
- 上背うわぜいstature; height
- 猫背ねこぜbent back; hunchback
- 背くそむくto run counter to; to go against
- 背丈せたけstature; height
- 背伸びせのびstanding on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself
- 背負うせおうto carry on one's back
- どんぐりの背くらべどんぐりのせいくらべhaving very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness
- 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; being much of a muchness
- 中肉中背ちゅうにくちゅうぜいmedium build
- 中背ちゅうぜいaverage height
- 人たる道に背くひとたるみちにそむくto stray from the path of righteousness
- 十字架を背負うじゅうじかをせおうto have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
- 南背美鯨みなみせみくじらsouthern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
- 国民総背番号制こくみんそうせばんごうせいnational citizen identification number system
- 大西洋背美鯨たいせいようせみくじらNorth Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
- 小背美鯨こせみくじらpygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)
- 山の背やまのせridge (of a mountain)
- 山背やませcold wind descending from the mountains
- 山背風やませかぜcold wind descending from the mountains
Other readings
- 背負い投げしょいなげseoi nage (judo); shoulder throw
- カモがネギを背負ってくるカモがねぎをしょってくるalong comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
- カモがネギを背負って来るカモがねぎをしょってくるalong comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
- ドングリの背比べどんぐりのせいくらべhaving very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness
- 一本背負いいっぽんぜおいone-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
- 刀背打ちみねうちstriking with the back of the sword
- 反嘴背高鷸そりはしせいたかしぎpied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
- 団栗の背比べどんぐりのせいくらべhaving very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness
- 妹背いもせcouple; husband and wife
- 妹背鳥いもせどりany bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits)
- 屈背せむしhunchback; humpback
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