Japanese Kanji
背hai
stature · height · back
Grade 6 · JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel.
背 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 9 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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