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่ƒŒ
่ƒŒ
9 strokes
Frequency: 696
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

stature
height
back
behind
disobey
defy
go back on
rebel

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ›
ใ›ใ„
ใใ‚€.ใ
ใใ‚€.ใ‘ใ‚‹

Common Words

ใ›ใชใ‹
Noun
Freq #638
1

back (of the body)

Examples
ใ“ใฎใƒ–ใƒฉใ‚ฆใ‚นใฏใƒœใ‚ฟใƒณใŒ่ƒŒไธญใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
This blouse buttons at the back.
ใฏใ„ใ”
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #1403
1

back; rear

Examples
ใ€Œใณใฃใใ‚Šใ•ใ›ใชใ„ใงใ‚ˆใ€ใจๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅฝผใŒ่ƒŒๅพŒใซ่ฟ‘ใฅใ„ใŸๆ™‚่จ€ใฃใŸใ€‚
"Don't scare me!" she screamed as he came up behind her.
2

background; behind the scenes

ใ›
่„Š
Noun
Freq #1604
1

back

Examples
้ฆ–ใ‚„่ƒŒใซๅคช้™ฝใŒๆš‘ใ็…งใ‚Šใคใ‘ใŸใ€‚
The sun beat down on our necks and backs.
2

reverse; rear side; back (e.g. of a chair); spine (of a book)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ„ใ™ใฎ่ƒŒใซใ‚‚ใŸใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He is leaning on the back of the chair.
ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ็ตถๆ™ฏใ‚’่ƒŒใซใ—ใฆ็ซ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
They stood against the picturesque scenery.
3

height; stature

Examples
ใƒˆใƒ ใฏใ‚ธใƒฃใƒƒใ‚ฏใจ่ƒŒใŒๅŒใ˜ใใ‚‰ใ„ใ ใ€‚
Tom is as tall as Jack.
4

ridge (of a mountain)

ใ›ใŠใ†
ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
Godan verb
Freq #1833
1

Transitive verb

to carry on one's back

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่ƒŒไธญใซใƒชใƒฅใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚’่ƒŒใŠใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
She is carrying a backpack on her back.
2

Transitive verb

to be burdened with; to take responsibility for

3

Transitive verb

to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)

4

ใ—ใ‚‡ใ† only; Intransitive verb; In the form ใ—ใ‚‡ใฃใฆใ‚‹

to be conceited; to think highly of oneself

ใฏใ„ใ‘ใ„
Noun
Freq #2997
1

background; scenery; backdrop; setting

2

background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context

3

backing; support (from behind the scenes)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็ตŒๆธˆ็š„่ƒŒๆ™ฏใŒใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
His economical backing is secure.
ใ›ใ‚’ใ‚€ใ‘ใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #3378
1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๅคใ„ไผ็ตฑใซ่ƒŒใ‚’ๅ‘ใ‘ใŸใ€‚
He turned his back on the old tradition.
่ƒŒใ™ใ˜
ใ›ใ™ใ˜
Noun
Freq #3462
1

spine; line of the backbone

Examples
ใใ‚Œใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใใฆ่ƒŒ็ญ‹ใŒใžใใžใใ—ใŸใ€‚
The sight sent chills of delight up my spine.
2

seam down the back (of clothing)

ใ›ใฎใŸใ‹ใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #6045
1

tall (of a person)

Examples
ๅ›ใŒ่ƒŒใฎ้ซ˜ใ„็”ทใฎๅญใจใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใ‚ˆใ€‚
I saw you with a tall boy.
ใ›ใชใ‹ใ‚’ใŠใ™
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #6613
1

Idiomatic expression

to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

ใ›ใฎใณ
ใ›ใ„ใฎใณ
่ƒŒๅปถใณ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #7264
1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่ƒŒไผธใณใ‚’ใ—ใฆๅคฑๆ•—ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He bit off more than he could chew.
2

overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit

๐ŸŽ“

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