| 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. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 481 | 
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade6, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_body_organ.torso
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