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The kanji 背: meaning, readings and stroke order
背
- Meaning
- back, height
- On reading
- ハイ hai
- Kun reading
- せ se、せい sei、そむ（く） somuku、そむ（ける） somukeru
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 肉 meat
- Level
- Level 6 · grade 6
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- lưng, chiều cao (bối)
- Japanese
- せなか。せの たかさ。
- Korean
- 등, 키 (배)
- Chinese
- 后背、个子
Readings, words and example sentences
ハイ hai · on reading
背景
background
絵の 背景を 青く ぬります。
I paint the background of the picture blue.
せ se · kun reading
背
back (of the body)
かべに 背を つけて 立ちます。
I stand with my back against the wall.
せい sei · kun reading
背
height
兄は とても 背が 高いです。
My big brother is very tall.
そむ（く） somuku · kun reading · less common
背く
to go against, to break (a promise)
約束に 背きます。
He breaks his promise.
そむ（ける） somukeru · kun reading · less common
背ける
to turn away (your face)
こわくて 顔を 背けます。
I'm scared, so I turn my face away.
Practise writing 背 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 背 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 6 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.