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Keyword
back of the body
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig481
Readings
せ
(65%)
はい
(21%)
し
(7%)
そむ
(3%)
せい
(1%)
Composed of
北
north
月
moon
Mnemonic

Heading north with the moon behind you, shining against the back of your body.

Used in vocabulary (229 in total)
back (of body)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
226 more...
Examples (200 in total)
The girl turned her back to the man.
I felt her eyes on my back.
I felt something moving on my back.
My back hurts a lot.
My back hurts.
My back and shoulders are sore.
He felt a pain in his back.
I feel a pain in the back.
I fell down the stairs and hit my back very hard.
He is the taller of the two.
He and I are almost the same height.
He stood with his back to the wall.
Please wash my back.
He carries a bag on his back.
I was kicked in the back.
He was very tall for a thirteen-year-old.
She stabbed him in the back.
She seemed surprised to hear her name called from behind.
You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
All my friends turned their backs on me.
I wish my back didn't always hurt so much.
My back still hurts.
We found out a secret door behind the curtain.
I'd prefer not to take that risk.
She was carrying the baby on her back.
He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.
He has a habit of scratching his back and biting his nails.
I felt somebody patting on my shoulder from behind.
A shiver ran down my spine.
She's short and fat.
Who is that man in the background of the picture?
The trees looked black against the sky.
I carried the heavy bag on my back.
Look at the tall pretty girl standing there.
How tall are you?
Is that tall man this boy's father?
What's that tall man playing?
That tall boy saved the drowning child.
The taller of the two went out first.
Why is there always a tall guy in front of me?
No boy in the class is as tall as Bill.
No boy in the class is taller than Bill.
I saw you with a tall boy.
Taro is the taller of the two boys.
He is the taller of the two boys.
How tall is he?
What a tall boy he is!
She's almost the same height as you.
There is a tall man in the classroom.
I know those tall girls quite well.
I imagined him a tall man.
A tall woman came along.
A tall boy is standing at the gate.
The tall man came out of the house.
A tall man intruded into my apartment with a gun.
He was a tall man.
I hid in the tall grass.
He turned his back on the old traditions.
When I take a deep breath, a pain runs down the right side of my back.
She turned her head away lest he see her tears.
She turned away in anger.
Jack is the tallest boy in his class.
He explained the political background of the war on TV.
She turned her back to me.
I sat behind a very tall person at the theater.
She saw a tall man yesterday.
We take photos with the trees in the background.
He asked for a back massage.
The tower was seen clearly against the blue sky.
My back feels stiff.
John is the taller of the two, and the tallest of them all.
John is the taller of the two boys.
John turned his back on the company and started on his own.
How tall is your youngest brother?
I'm now about as tall as my father.
The man was of normal height.
Who is taller, you or Ken?
Your father is tall.
You are taller than she.
You are the tallest of us all.
You are taller than I.
You are taller than me.
You are tall, but he is still taller.
That man is tall and has long legs.
My son is taller than me.
You've grown so tall.
Are they tall?
Who is the tallest of all?
I wish I were a little taller.
I wish I were taller.
Keisuke is taller than me.
Kate is not as tall as Anne.
John, the tallest boy in our class, is nicknamed "Mr High".
John is taller than anybody else.
Mike is the tallest of the three.
My youngest brother is taller than I am.
Generally, men are taller than women.
Generally speaking, men are taller than women.
Ken is tall, but I'm not.
Ken is the taller of the two.
My girlfriend is a lot taller than me.
Compared with his brother, he is not so tall.
My brother is very tall.
My brother is really tall, about 1.8m.
My brother is not as tall as Jiro.
All my siblings are taller than me.
You're the tallest.
Are you tall?
How tall you are!
Taro is taller than any other boy in his class.
Except for Taro, Jiro is the tallest.
My brother is not as tall as I was two years ago.
My younger brother is taller than me.
Unlike him, his son is tall.
He is taller than his brother.
No other boy in his class is so tall as he.
His brother is still taller.
His family members are all tall.
He has become taller and taller.
He is not as tall as his brother.
He is taller than his father.
He is the tallest of all boys.
He's the tallest in the class.
He is not so tall.
He is very tall.
He is such a tall man that he can reach the ceiling.
He was very tall, so I recognized him at once.
How tall he is!
He's the tallest in our class.
He is taller than any other boy in his class.
He is the tallest boy.
He is taller than any other boy.
He is much taller than me.
He is not so tall as you.
He's much taller than you.
He's a little taller than you are.
He is a tall boy for his years.
He is far taller than his father is.
He is not as tall as his father.
He is the tallest man that I have ever seen.
He is as tall as my father.
He is not any taller than I am.
He is tall, but his brother is much taller.
He is tall, and she is tall, too.
Is he tall?
He is tall and strong.
He is too tall to stand straight in this room.
He is the tallest of the three.
They might be taller than you.
They are much taller than us.
She might be taller than you.
She is not as tall as he.
She's taller than him.
She is as tall as I.
She is much taller than I.
She is not tall.
My son is taller than I am.
Keiko isn't as tall as I.
Unlike her mother, she is tall.
My father is the tallest of us all.
My father is tall.
Like me, he's also not tall.
I'm not as tall as you.
I am very tall.
I'm the tallest one in the class.
I am the tallest of the three.
I am the tallest of all the boys.
I'm taller than you.
I'm not as tall as he is.
I am taller than he.
I'm as tall as my father.
I am the tallest in our class.
I am tall.
Do you think I'm too tall?
Hanako grew taller than her mother.
That boy speaking English is taller than me.
Who is the tallest of the five?
John is the taller of the two.
Your son must be quite tall by now.
I met a tall man named Ken.
Who is taller, Ken or Taro?
He's tall, famous, and rich.
You can easily identify him because he is very tall.
John is much taller than Mary.
Mary is not as tall as he is.
Mary is tall.
Mary is tall and strong.
My back is stiff.
The peddler carried a big bundle on his back.
Meg is about the same height as Ken.
You should not go against the rules.
His action is against the law.
The president was sitting in the chair with his back to the window.
He is tall and lean.
She was a tall, slender blonde.
Do you know who that tall blonde girl in green is?
That tall man is Mr. Smith.
Was Tom taller than you thought?
Tom is tall, isn't he?
Is Tom tall?