Meanings
Noun
1. back
2. reverse; rear side; back (e.g. of a chair); spine (of a book)
3. height; stature
4. ridge (of a mountain)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (42 in total)
back (of body)
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 turn one's back to
stature; height
spine; backbone; spinal column
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
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
dorsal fin
stature; height; size; physique
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
tall (of a person)
back (of a chair)
tall (of a person)
tall (of a person)
short (of a person)
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)
backboard
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi
round back (book spine)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
short (of a person)
to grow taller (of people)
horseback
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
couple; husband and wife; man and wife; sibling; brother and sister
backstroke (swimming)
back seam
order of height
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
ridge (of a mountain)
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
lettering on the spine of a book
breadth of the back
unlined in the back
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
height (e.g. in a form)
flat back (book spine); square back
Examples (10 in total)
She's short and fat.
Is Tom tall?
He is leaning on the back of the chair.