Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N3
696 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Kunyomi: せ せい そむ.く そむ.ける
Onyomi: ハイ
Composition: 北 月
Radical: 肉
Reading: にくづき
Meaning: meat
Strokes: 4
背後（はいご） back
背景（はいけい） background
背（せ/せい） height (of body)
背広（せびろ） business suit
背中（せなか） back (of body)
背負う（せおう） carry on back or shoulder
背比べ（せいくらべ） comparing heights
背く（そむく） run counter to [v.i.]
背ける（そむける） turn one's face away [v.t.]
背後 （ハイゴ） back, rear, background, behind the scenes
背景 （ハイケイ） background, scenery, backdrop, setting, background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)
違背 （イハイ） violation, transgression
向背 （コウハイ） one's attitude, state of affairs
背 （せ） back, reverse, rear side, back (e.g. of a chair), spine (of a book), height, stature, ridge (of a mountain)
背 （せい） height, stature
膝皿貝 （ひざらがい） chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora), sea cradle, Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
角背 （かくせ） flat back (book spine), square back
背 （せい） height, stature
背丈 （せたけ） stature, height
背く （そむく） to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
背ける （そむける） to turn (one's face) away, to avert (one's eyes)
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N3
696 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Kunyomi: せ せい そむ.く そむ.ける
Onyomi: ハイ
Composition: 北 月
Radical: 肉
Reading: にくづき
Meaning: meat
Strokes: 4
背後（はいご） back
背景（はいけい） background
背（せ/せい） height (of body)
背広（せびろ） business suit
背中（せなか） back (of body)
背負う（せおう） carry on back or shoulder
背比べ（せいくらべ） comparing heights
背く（そむく） run counter to [v.i.]
背ける（そむける） turn one's face away [v.t.]
背後 （ハイゴ） back, rear, background, behind the scenes
背景 （ハイケイ） background, scenery, backdrop, setting, background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)
違背 （イハイ） violation, transgression
向背 （コウハイ） one's attitude, state of affairs
背 （せ） back, reverse, rear side, back (e.g. of a chair), spine (of a book), height, stature, ridge (of a mountain)
背 （せい） height, stature
膝皿貝 （ひざらがい） chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora), sea cradle, Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
角背 （かくせ） flat back (book spine), square back
背 （せい） height, stature
背丈 （せたけ） stature, height
背く （そむく） to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
背ける （そむける） to turn (one's face) away, to avert (one's eyes)