Question

背 せ、せい、そむ.く、そむ.ける 背景(はいけい): (1) background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context (2) backing; support (from behind the scenes)背中(せなか): back (of body)背(せい): height; stature背広(せびろ): business suit背後(はいご): (1) back; rear (2) background; behind the scenes背負う(せおう): (1) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder (2) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)背く(そむく): to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe背(せ): (1) back; spine (2) reverse; rear side (3) height (4) ridge (of a mountain) 6 北: north肉: meat 肉 6 (none) stature Up in the Great White North, we eat a lot of meat - thus giving us great STATURE. Mmmm.... baby seals.

Accepted Answer

ハイ stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel 3 696 9 130 にく・にくづき 形声 Phonetic While japanese people are generally small, people in the northern contryes have taller stature because of all the flesh they eat!

Kanji	背
Onyomi	ハイ
Kunyomi	せ、せい、そむ.く、そむ.ける
English	stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Examples	背景(はいけい): (1) background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context (2) backing; support (from behind the scenes) 背中(せなか): back (of body) 背(せい): height; stature 背広(せびろ): business suit 背後(はいご): (1) back; rear (2) background; behind the scenes 背負う(せおう): (1) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder (2) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something) 背く(そむく): to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe 背(せ): (1) back; spine (2) reverse; rear side (3) height (4) ridge (of a mountain)
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	696
Components	北: north 肉: meat
Number of Strokes	9
Kanji Radical	肉
Radical Number	130
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	にく・にくづき
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	stature
Koohii Story 1	While japanese people are generally small, people in the northern contryes have taller stature because of all the flesh they eat!
Koohii Story 2	Up in the Great White North, we eat a lot of meat - thus giving us great STATURE. Mmmm.... baby seals.

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