背
ハイ
せ • せい • そむ.く • そむ.ける
stature; height; back; behind; disobey; defy; go back on; rebel
Words
背に腹はかえられない
せにはらはかえられない
- you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice exp proverb
背黒ジャッカル
せぐろジャッカル
- black-backed jackal (carnivore, Canis mesomelas) n
背反行為
はいはんこうい
- act of disobedience (betrayal); violation; breach; infraction; infringement n yoji
眼光紙背
がんこうしはい
- reading between the lines n yoji
背水の陣
はいすいのじん
- fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing exp id