Memory phrase for the Kanji: 背


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Meaning

back, stature, height

Pronunciation

HAI
se, sei, somuku/keru

Explanation

Top: north (Two persons , sitting back-to-back because they freeze in the north.), below: part of body /

Mnemonic

When sitting back-to-back, then with this body's part: The back.

Radicals

north
body part, meatThis radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.
bedShows a sliced tree trunc. Is used in the trainer as "bed". Compare
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Vocabulary

 背  せ  height, stature
 背  せい  height, stature
 背く  そむく  to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
 背中  せなか  back (of body)
 背広  せびろ  business suit
 背後  はいご  back, rear
 背景  はいけい  background, scenery, setting, circumstance
 背負う  せおう  to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder

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