背せ
Meanings
Noun
1. back
Instead of answering, I lightly place my hand on her back.
2. reverse; rear side; back (e.g. of a chair); spine (of a book)
The title is written on the spine of the book.
3. height; stature
If the person were shorter, it might be okay.
4. ridge (of a mountain)
Alt. forms
Kanji used
back of the body
Pitch accent
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Top 1900
Used in vocabulary (67 in total)
back (of the 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
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tall (of a person)
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
stature; height
back (of a chair); backrest
tall (of a person)
to turn one's back to
short (of a person)
short (of a person)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to grow taller (of people)
stature; build; height; size; physique
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
dorsal fin
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad number
back (of the body)
backstroke (swimming)
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
stature; build; height; size; physique
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
stature; height
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
backboard; dorsal plate; tergum
back seam
comparing heights; comparison of statures
one's husband
order of height
ridge (of a mountain)
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
back (of the body)
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
tall (of a person)
lettering on the spine of a book
thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi
spine; backbone; spinal column
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
slicing a fish down its back; slit in the back of a garment; split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
slicing a fish down its back; slit in the back of a garment; split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)
breadth of the back
gallant; dashing; smart
buying (valuable) secondhand books cheaply and reselling them at a higher price
to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed
unlined in the back
couple; husband and wife; man and wife; sibling; brother and sister
hunchback; humpback; crookback; rickets
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
round back (book spine)
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
signature; print signature
collating mark
hunchback; humpback; crookback; rickets
redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)
my love; my dear; darling; my friend; comrade
Examples (26 in total)
My height has also grown a little.
She's short and fat.
Is Tom tall?