背
back, behind, defy, disobey, go back on, height, rebel, stature

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ハイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

せせいそむ.くそむ.ける

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:6
Strokes:9
JLPT:3
Frequency:696

Vocabulary

ハイ

WordReadingMeaning
背景ハイケイbackground; scenery; backdrop; setting; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
背後ハイゴback; rear; background; behind the scenes
背信ハイシンbetrayal; infidelity
背任ハイニンbreach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
二律背反ニリツハイハンantinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives

Other

WordReadingMeaning
猫背ねこぜbent back; hunchback; stoop
背せいheight; stature
背くそむくto run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
背泳ぎせおよぎbackstroke (swimming)
背広せびろbusiness suit

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

肖
resemblance
Grade 8JLPT 1
青
blue, green
Grade 1JLPT 4
育
bring up, grow up, raise, rear
Grade 3JLPT 3
肩
shoulder
Grade 8JLPT 2
北
north
Grade 2JLPT 5
指
finger, indicate, measure (ruler), play (chess), point to, put into
Grade 3JLPT 3
有
approx, exist, happen, have, occur, possess
Grade 3JLPT 4
消
blow out, cancel, extinguish, neutralize, turn off
Grade 3JLPT 3
脅
coerce, threaten
Grade 8JLPT 1
骨
bone, frame, remains, skeleton
Grade 6JLPT 2