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背 · stature, height

背 is a kanji meaning stature, height, back, behind. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

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In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 背
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
背せい	せい	(one's) height, stature	N5
背広せびろ	せびろ	men's suit	N5
背中せなか	せなか	back (of body)	N4
背負うせおう	せおう	to be burdened with; to carry on (one's) back or shoulder(s)	N2
背景はいけい	はいけい	background, scenery, setting	N1
背後はいご	はいご	back, rear	N1

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More words that use 背
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
背くそむく	そむく	to run counter to, to go against	N1

私は新しい背広を買った。

わたしはあたらしいせびろをかった

I bought a new suit of clothes.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #155725 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

9 strokes