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noun
1.
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits)(obscure)
See also:鶺鴒
2.
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
See also:時鳥

かおそむ
kaowosomukeru
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to turn one's face away
Other readings:
顔をそむける【かおをそむける】

expression, kuru verb (special)
•
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money, a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
See also:鴨鍋
Other readings:
カモがネギを背負って来る【カモがねぎをしょってくる】
、
鴨がねぎを背負ってくる【かもがねぎをしょってくる】
、
鴨がねぎを背負って来る【かもがねぎをしょってくる】
、
鴨が葱を背負ってくる【かもがねぎをしょってくる】
、
鴨が葱を背負って来る【かもがねぎをしょってくる】
、
鴨が葱をしょって来る【かもがねぎをしょってくる】

noun
•
one's attitude, state of affairs

noun
•
pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)(usually kana)
Other readings:
コセミクジラ

noun
1.
reverse side of a paper
2.
reading between the lines(abbreviation)

noun
•
wooden rack with shoulder straps for carrying loads on one's back(archaism)

しょこ
shoikomu
Godan-mu verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
Other readings:
背負い込む【せおいこむ】
、
しょい込む【しょいこむ】

しょた
shottetatsu
expression, Godan-tsu verb
•
to work as the backbone (of), to bear responsibility (for), to be the mainstay (of), to be the central part (of)

expression
•
to be conceited, to be stuck up, to be full of oneself, to be cocky(usually kana)

noun
•
Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)(usually kana)
Other readings:
セアカリスザル

noun
•
back fat, fatty upper part of roast pork(food term)
Other readings:
背油【せあぶら】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
stature, height, size, physique
Other readings:
背格好【せかっこう】
、
背恰好【せいかっこう】
、
背恰好【せかっこう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
comparing heights, comparison of statures
Other readings:
背比べ【せくらべ】
、
背較べ【せいくらべ】
、
背競べ【せいくらべ】

noun
1.
backboard
2.
dorsal plate, tergum(only relevant for はいばん)
Other readings:
背板【はいばん】

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
tallness, tall person

せいたかあわだちそう
seitakaawadachisou
noun
•
Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)(usually kana)
Other readings:
セイタカアワダチソウ

noun
1.
black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)(usually kana)
2.
stilt (any bird of family Recurvirostridae), avocet(usually kana)
Other readings:
せいたかしぎ《背高鷸》
、
セイタカシギ

noun
•
Artemisia selengensis(usually kana)
See also:タカ蓬
Other readings:
セイタカヨモギ

expression, Godan-u verb
•
to be betrayed unexpectedly, to be stabbed in the back, to be double-crossed
Other readings:
背負投げを食う【せおいなげをくう】

expression, adjective
•
tall (of a person)
See also:背の高い,  背が低い (antonym)
Other readings:
背がたかい【せがたかい】
、
せが高い【せがたかい】

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

せの
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】

せきせいいんこ
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

せすじさむ
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

せすじの
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

せどうまあいくち
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】

せなかあ
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】

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

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

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

せなかむ
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】

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

noun
•
meat, flesh, or muscles along the spine(archaism)
Other readings:
膂宍【そじし】
、
背宍【そしし】
、
背宍【そじし】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to turn (one's face) away, to avert (one's eyes)

そりはしせいたかしぎ
sorihashiseitakashigi
noun
•
pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ソリハシセイタカシギ

たいせいようせみくじら
taiseiyousemikujira
noun
•
North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)(usually kana)
Other readings:
タイセイヨウセミクジラ

noun
•
back of a sword
See also:棟 (むね)
Other readings:
刀背【むね】[1]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
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