背の高い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 背の高い
1
tall (of a person)
Examples
君が背の高い男の子といるのを見たよ。
I saw you with a tall boy.
Kanji in this Word
背
9 strokes
Frequency: 696
JLPT N2
Grade 6
Meanings
stature
height
back
behind
disobey
defy
go back on
rebel
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
せ
せい
そむ.く
そむ.ける
高
10 strokes
Frequency: 65
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
tall
high
expensive
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たか.い
たか
-だか
たか.まる
たか.める
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
か
こ
じょい
た
はか
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