背広
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 背広
1
Poss. from "civil clothes" or "savile row"
business suit
Examples
私は新しい背広を買った。
I bought a new suit of clothes.
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
広
5 strokes
Frequency: 263
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
wide
broad
spacious
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひろ.い
ひろ.まる
ひろ.める
ひろ.がる
ひろ.げる
脊
10 strokes
Frequency: 2299
Grade 8
Meanings
stature
height
spine
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セキ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
せ
せい
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