Kanji 背: "stature, height, back"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 背

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 背せ中なかback (of the body)
• 背はい後ごback; rear · background; behind the scenes
• 背せback · reverse; rear side; back (e.g. of a chair); spine (of a book)
• 背せ負おうto carry on one's back · to be burdened with; to take responsibility for
• 背はい景けいbackground; scenery; backdrop; setting · background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context
• 背せを向むけるto pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
• 背せ筋すじspine; line of the backbone · seam down the back (of clothing)
• 背せの高たかいtall (of a person)
• 背せ中なかを押おすto push someone (towards); to encourage someone
• 背せ伸のびstanding on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself · overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit
• 背せが高たかいtall (of a person)
• 顔かおを背そむけるto turn one's face away

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