背 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「月」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「月」
- On
- ハイはい · hai
- Kun
- せ・そむ(く)se · somu(ku)
- Meaning
- back; height; to turn away from
Stroke order
Origin
北 "turned away from each other" over 月 "body"; the side opposite the front — "back, to turn against."
Readings and examples
| Onハイはいhai | 背後はいご背景はいけい腹背ふくはい |
|---|---|
| Kunせse | 背せ背丈せたけ背中せなか |
| Kunせいsei | 背せ上背うわぜい |
| Kunそむくsomuku | 背くそむく |
| Kunそむけるsomukeru | 背けるそむける |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 背中せなか
one's back
- 背景はいけい
background
- 背丈せたけ
- 背くそむく
- 背理はいり
- 背癰はいよう
- 鯔背いなせ
Example
弟は去年より背が高くなった。
My little brother has grown taller than last year.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)