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)
① 背に乗せる。しょう。② 厄介な事柄の責任を持つ。③ 背景にする。背にする。
to turn one's back to
① 背の高さ。身の丈。身長。
① 脊椎動物の体の軸をなす骨格。脊柱。
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
① 山を越え吹いてくる風。② 北海道や東北、関東の太平洋側に吹いてくる冷湿な北東風または東風。梅雨寒や日照不足などの冷害を引き起こす。
tall (of a person)
① 椅子の後ろにある、背中をもたせかける部分。
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
① 夫婦。② 兄妹。また、姉弟。
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.