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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
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
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)

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

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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