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JLPT N5 · Body & clothes

背

せ

height; back

Stroke order of 背

背 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Flesh (月) plus north (北): the back, the side facing away.

Parts: 背 back/height (北 north + 月 flesh)

Example sentence

弟は背が高いです。

おとうとはせがたかいです。

My brother is tall.

Words with 背

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