Search Terms: *背
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noun
1.
back, spine
2.
reverse, rear side
3.
height, stature
4.
ridge (of a mountain)
Other readings:
脊【せ】
noun
1.
couple, husband and wife, man and wife(archaism)
2.
sibling, brother and sister(archaism)
Other readings:
妹兄【いもせ】
noun
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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:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
back of a sword
See also:棟 (むね)
Other readings:
刀背【むね】[1]
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
noun
1.
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora), sea cradle(usually kana)
2.
Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
Other readings:
ひざらがい《火皿貝》
、ひざらがい《石鼈》
、じいがせ《石鼈》
、じいがせ《爺が背》
、ヒザラガイ
noun
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pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)(yojijukugo)
noun
1.
cold wind descending from the mountains
2.
cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)