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expression, Godan-tsu verb
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)

seganobiru
expression, Ichidan verb
to grow taller (of people)

expression, adjective
short (of a person)
See also:背の低い,  背が高い (antonym)

noun
back of a leatherbound book
Other readings:
背皮【せがわ】

せいいん
sekiseiinko
noun
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), common pet parakeet, shell parakeet, budgie(usually kana)
Other readings:
セキセイインコ

noun
yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platura), yellowbelly sea snake, pelagic sea snake(usually kana)
Other readings:
セグロウミヘビ

noun
herring gull (Larus argentatus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
セグロカモメ

noun
black-backed jackal (carnivore, Canis mesomelas)

noun
Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)(usually kana)
Other readings:
セグロセキレイ

noun
thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi

すじさむ
sesujigasamukunaru
expression, Godan-ru verb
to feel a chill run down one's spine(idiom )

noun
striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)(usually kana)
Other readings:
セスジネズミ

すじ
sesujiwonobasu
expression, Godan-su verb
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight), to hold one's head high

noun
Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)(usually kana)
Other readings:
セッパリイルカ

noun
Japanese foxtail (Alopecurus japonicus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
せとがや《背戸茅》
セトガヤ

うまあいくち
sedonoumamoaikuchi
expression
even an unruly horse can be tamed(proverb)
Other readings:
背戸の馬も合い口【せどのうまもあいくち】

なか
senakaawase
noun
1.
back to back
2.
discord, feud
3.
opposite sides of the same coin
Other readings:
背中あわせ【せなかあわせ】
背中合せ【せなかあわせ】

なかおし
senakadeoshieru
expression, Ichidan verb
to teach by example, to teach by showing, to teach with one's back

なか
senakawoou
Godan-u verb, expression
1.
to walk behind someone
2.
to follow in someone's footsteps(idiom )

なか
senakawoosu
expression, Godan-su verb
to push someone (towards), to encourage someone(idiom )

なか
senakawomukeru
expression, Ichidan verb
1.
to turn one's back on
2.
to be uninterested in

expression, suru verb (irregular)
to turn one's back to

expression
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice(proverb)
Other readings:
背に腹は替えられない【せにはらはかえられない】
背に腹は代えられない【せにはらはかえられない】
背に腹は変えられない【せにはらはかえられない】

expression
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice(proverb)
Other readings:
背に腹はかえられぬ【せにはらはかえられぬ】
背に腹は代えられぬ【せにはらはかえられぬ】
背に腹は変えられぬ【せにはらはかえられぬ】

expression, adjective
tall (of a person)
See also:背が高い

expression, noun
height (e.g. in a form)
See also:背の高い

expression, adjective
short (of a person)
See also:背が低い

noun
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)(obscure)
See also:背美鯨

noun
dorsal fin
Other readings:
背びれ【せびれ】

noun
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)(usually kana)
Other readings:
セマルハコガメ

noun
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)(usually kana)
Other readings:
セミクジラ

noun
hunchback, humpback, crookback(usually kana, sensitive)
See also:猫背
Other readings:
せむし《背虫》
くぐせ《傴僂》[1]
くぐせ《背虫》[1]
くぐせ《屈背》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
back (of a chair)
Other readings:
背凭れ【せもたれ】

noun
vein of a shrimp (prawn), digestive tract of a shrimp, sand vein
Other readings:
背ワタ【せワタ】
背腸【せわた】

noun
1.
slicing a fish down its back
2.
slit in the back of a garment
3.
split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)
Other readings:
背割り【せわり】

sewomukeru
expression, Ichidan verb
to pretend not to see, to turn one's back on