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)
Alt. forms
Kanji used
back of the body
Pitch accent
Top 1700
Used in vocabulary (63 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 be conceited
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
Examples (10 in total)
She's short and fat.
Is Tom tall?
He is leaning on the back of the chair.
The cat arched its back.
He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.
John is tall, handsome and rich.
He is the taller of the two.
She wears high heels to make herself look taller.
He was very tall for a thirteen-year-old.
There were three buttons on the lower back of the robot.