背 (back, behind, defy, disobey, go back on, height, rebel, stature) - Kanji Codex

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

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Information

Grade:6

Strokes:9

JLPT:3

Frequency:696

Vocabulary

ハイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

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