He patted me on the back to encourage me.
背
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Kanji
Grade
Grade 6
Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
肉部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ハイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
せ, せい, そむく, そむける
Nanori (Name Reading)
しろ, せ, のり
Common Readings
ハイ, せ, せい, そむ…く, そむ…ける
Example sentences
I gently rubbed my mother's back.
Behind the incident, there was the shadow of a giant organization.
Behind that problem, a serious danger lurks.
My younger brother is taller than me.
That man is tall.
He is carrying a heavy backpack.
He climbed the mountain carrying a heavy backpack.
He turned his back on his former comrades and started walking alone.
She is sitting with her back straight.
Example Vocabulary
背中
back (of the body); rear
背後
back; rear; background
背
back (of the body); height; stature
背負う
to carry on one's back; to shoulder (responsibility, burden)
背を向ける
to turn one's back on; to be indifferent to; to ignore
背筋
spine, line of the back
背景
background, context
背中を押す
to encourage; to give a push; to help someone make a decision
背の高い
tall (person/object)
顔を背ける
to turn one's face away; to look away
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