Kanji details for

 
Uses 9 strokes
Taught in grade 6

Search words that:
- start with 背
- end with 背
- contain 背
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
KUN:
  • se
  • せい
    sei
  • そむ.く
    somu.ku
  • そむ.ける
    somu.keru
ON:
  • ハイ
    hai
Written with 9 strokes
Taught in grade 6
Radicals:
Example words(showing 1-10 of 187 results)

noun
business suit(perhaps from "civil clothes" or "Savile Row")
Other readings:
脊広【せびろ】[1]
セビロ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
back, spine
2.
reverse, rear side
3.
height, stature
4.
ridge (of a mountain)
Other readings:
【せ】

noun
back (of body)
Other readings:
背なか【せなか】

noun
height, stature
See also:背 (せ)
Other readings:
【せい】

noun
1.
background, scenery, backdrop, setting
2.
background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
3.
backing, support (from behind the scenes)

noun, no-adjective
1.
back, rear
2.
background, behind the scenes

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
Other readings:
背負う【しょう】
脊負う【せおう】[1]
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
Other readings:
叛く【そむく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
breach of trust, malfeasance, malpractice, misappropriation

noun
number on back of player's shirt, uniform number, shirt number
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