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Search Terms: *背*
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noun
1.
spine, line of the backbone
2.
seam down the back (of clothing)
noun, no-adjective
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spine, backbone, spinal column
Other readings:
脊骨【せぼね】
、背ぼね【せぼね】
Common word
noun
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seoi nage (judo), shoulder throw, back-carry throw(martial arts)
Other readings:
背負い投げ【しょいなげ】
、背負い投げ【ぜおいなげ】
noun
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antinomy, self-contradiction, either-or situation, choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller, stretching oneself
2.
overreaching oneself, overstretching oneself, trying to do something beyond one's ability, pushing to the limit
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背のび【せのび】
、背延び【せのび】
noun
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one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)(sumo term, martial arts)
noun
1.
couple, husband and wife, man and wife(archaism)
2.
sibling, brother and sister(archaism)
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妹兄【いもせ】
noun
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cosmic microwave background radiation
expression, Ichidan verb
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to turn one's face away
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顔をそむける【かおをそむける】
expression, kuru verb (special)
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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
•
national citizen identification number system
noun
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pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)(usually kana)
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コセミクジラ
expression, Godan-u verb
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to have a cross to bear, to carry a heavy burden(idiom )
Godan-mu verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
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背負い込む【せおいこむ】
、しょい込む【しょいこむ】
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to work as the backbone (of), to bear responsibility (for), to be the mainstay (of), to be the central part (of)
expression
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to be conceited, to be stuck up, to be full of oneself, to be cocky(usually kana)
noun
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redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)(usually kana)
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セアカゴケグモ
noun
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Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)(usually kana)
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セアカリスザル
noun
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back fat, fatty upper part of roast pork(food term)
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背油【せあぶら】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
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stature, height, size, physique
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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
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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)
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背板【はいばん】
noun
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Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)(usually kana)
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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)
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せいたかしぎ《背高鷸》
、セイタカシギ
expression, Godan-u verb
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to be betrayed unexpectedly, to be stabbed in the back, to be double-crossed
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背負投げを食う【せおいなげをくう】
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
noun
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budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), common pet parakeet, shell parakeet, budgie(usually kana)
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セキセイインコ
noun
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yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platura), yellowbelly sea snake, pelagic sea snake(usually kana)
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セグロウミヘビ
noun
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herring gull (Larus argentatus)(usually kana)
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セグロカモメ
noun
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Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)(usually kana)
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セグロセキレイ
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to feel a chill run down one's spine(idiom )
noun
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striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)(usually kana)
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セスジネズミ
expression, Godan-su verb
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to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight), to hold one's head high
noun
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Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)(usually kana)
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セッパリイルカ
noun
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Japanese foxtail (Alopecurus japonicus)(usually kana)
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せとがや《背戸茅》
、セトガヤ
expression
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even an unruly horse can be tamed(proverb)
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背戸の馬も合い口【せどのうまもあいくち】
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】
expression, Ichidan verb
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to teach by example, to teach by showing, to teach with one's back
Godan-u verb, expression
1.
to walk behind someone
2.
to follow in someone's footsteps(idiom )
expression, Godan-su verb
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to push someone (towards), to encourage someone(idiom )
expression, Ichidan verb
1.
to turn one's back on
2.
to be uninterested in
expression
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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
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you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice(proverb)
See also:背に腹はかえられない
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】
noun
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noun
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Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)(usually kana)
Other readings:
セマルハコガメ
noun
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North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)(usually kana)
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セミクジラ
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