Kanji details for 背
背
Common kanji
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
KUN:
- せse
- せいsei
- そむ.くsomu.ku
- そむ.けるsomu.keru
ON:
- ハイhai
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:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
1.
back, spine
2.
reverse, rear side
3.
height, stature
4.
ridge (of a mountain)
Other readings:
脊【せ】
noun
1.
background, scenery, backdrop, setting
2.
background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
3.
backing, support (from 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.
Other readings:
背負う【しょう】
、脊負う【せおう】[1]
、脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
- 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