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背
Stature, Height, Back, Behind, Disobey, Defy, Go Back On, Rebel
9 strokes
N3
On readings 音読み
はい
Kun readings 訓読み
せい、せ、そむ.く、そむ.ける
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Words using 背
背広
せびろ
men's suit
N5
背
せい
(one's) height
N5
背中
せなか
back (of body)
N4
背負う
せおう
to be burdened with
N2
背く
そむく
to run counter to
N1
背景
はいけい
background
N1
背後
はいご
back
N1
背伸び
せのび
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller ; stretching oneself
背任
はいにん
breach of trust ; malfeasance ; malpractice ; misappropriation
猫背
ねこぜ
bent back
背番号
せばんごう
number on the back of a player's uniform
背が高い
せがたかい
tall (of a person)
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