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)
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 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
① 背の高さ。身の丈。身長。
① 椅子の後ろにある、背中をもたせかける部分。
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
① 脊椎動物の体の軸をなす骨格。脊柱。
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
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。
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
① 夫婦。② 兄妹。また、姉弟。
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.