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Kanji: 背

KANJI
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
せい
そむ
そむける
 ON 音 
ハイ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:
肉(⺼)
Radical name:
にく
Meaning:
Stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
()
height, stature
N5
(せびろ)
business suit
N4
(せなか)
back of the body
N3
(せい)
height, stature
N2
(せお)
to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder
N1
(しょ)
to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder
N1
(そむ)
to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
N1
(はいけい)
background, scenery, setting, circumstance
N1
(はいご)
back, rear
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