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
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)
tall (of a person)
to turn one's back to
short (of a person)
short (of a person)
to grow taller (of people)
stature; height; size; physique
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
dorsal fin
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
back (of body)
backstroke (swimming)
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; size; physique
backboard; dorsal plate; tergum
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
order of height
back seam
comparing heights; comparison of statures
ridge (of a mountain)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
tall (of a person)
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
lettering on the spine of a book
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
spine; backbone; spinal column
thinly slicing soft-boned fish for sashimi
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
slicing a fish down its back; slit in the back of a garment; split in a piece of lumber (to prevent splitting when drying)
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
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
vein of a shrimp (prawn); digestive tract of a shrimp; sand vein
gallant; dashing; smart
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
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
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
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
hunchback; humpback; crookback
redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)
Examples (10 in total)
She's short and fat.
Is Tom tall?
He is leaning on the back of the chair.