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背 - Back
The Back was seen in old etymology as the body part, meat turned away while two people sit North, backs facing each other. In Japan, turning one’s back northward was sometimes linked to funerals, making it easy to recall that this character means the back of the body.
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背 - Back
Index #1151
Grade 6
9 strokes
JLPT Level: N3
Readings: ハイ, せ, せい
Kanji Primes
Compound Kanji

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height, stature
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はいけい 背景
background, scenery, setting
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せびろ 背広
business suit
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