Keyword
back of the body
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig481
Readings
(65%)
はい
(21%)
(7%)
そむ
(3%)
せい
(1%)
Composed of
north
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)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tall (of a person)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
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
tall (of a person)
to turn one's face away
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
stature; height
back (of a chair)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to turn one's back to
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
spine; backbone; spinal column
short (of a person)
business suit
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
short (of a person)
height; stature
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
bent back; hunchback; stoop
rear; back; reverse
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to grow taller (of people)
stature; height; size; physique
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to rinse one's back
stature; height
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
dorsal fin
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
betrayal; infidelity
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
backstroke (swimming)
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
average height
historical background
back (of body)
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
back (of a chair)
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
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
stature; height; size; physique
absurdity; irrationality
tallness; tall person
rear entry position (sexual position); doggy style
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
violation; transgression
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
backboard; dorsal plate; tergum
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
one's attitude; state of affairs
dorsal fin
historical context; historical background
back door; back entrance
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
back and front; opposition in the heart
backwater; (arch.) standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
latissimus dorsi muscle
order of height
comparing heights; comparison of statures
ridge (of a mountain)
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
aggravated breach of trust
Fosbury-back flop; backward jump
strength of one's back
inconsistency; contradiction; disobedience
muscles of the back; back muscles
reductio ad absurdum
stage scenery; set; backdrop
reverse side of a paper; reading between the lines
a broken promise; breaking one's word
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
slicing a fish down its back
running backwards; running with the head turned back
lettering on the spine of a book
to bare one's back
societal mood; social context
back seam
tall (of a person)
civil servants; bureaucrat
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
backstroke (swimming)
back of a leatherbound book
thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi
spine; backbone; spinal column
top of the foot; instep
background image; static image
slicing a fish down its back; slit in the back of a garment; split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
background briefing; backgrounder
back of a sword
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
to break one's promise
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
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
backache; back pain
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to teach by example; to teach by showing; (lit.) to teach with one's back
gallant; dashing; smart
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
act of disobedience (betrayal); violation; breach; infraction; infringement
estrangement; alienation
back of a leatherbound book
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
to (be able to) read between the lines
breadth of the back
comparing heights; comparison of statures
slicing a fish down its back; slit in the back of a garment; split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)
striking with the back of the sword
to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed
to (be able to) read between the lines
comparing heights; comparison of statures
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
national citizen identification number system
estrangement; alienation
to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed
yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platura); yellowbelly sea snake; pelagic sea snake
negative heliotropism
hunchback; humpback; crookback
dorsiflexion; dorsal flexion
unlined in the back
back pressure
striking with the back of the sword
hunchback; humpback; crookback
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie
couple; husband and wife; man and wife; sibling; brother and sister
Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; (lit.) a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)
round back (book spine)
pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)
wooden rack with shoulder straps for carrying loads on one's back
giving up and turning back
disobeying; infringing; running counter to
negative heliotropism
to stray from the path of righteousness
reading between the lines
black-backed jackal (carnivore, Canis mesomelas)
meat, flesh, or muscles along the spine
back of a chair
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
height (e.g. in a form)
copying from a model without looking at it (calligraphy)
roche moutonnée; sheepback
dorsal; dorsal consonant
knuckle-walking (e.g. by chimpanzees, etc.)
cold wind descending from the mountains
even an unruly horse can be tamed
even an unruly horse can be tamed
flat back (book spine); square back
herring gull (Larus argentatus)
Artemisia selengensis
North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus); stilt (any bird of family Recurvirostridae); avocet
black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus); stilt (any bird of family Recurvirostridae); avocet
pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)
Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)
Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
Japanese foxtail (Alopecurus japonicus)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
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.