N3906/1669

背せい

rarely used kanji formnounnoun (generic)

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せい

Meanings

height, stature

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彼女かのじょは背せいが高たかくてモデルみたいだ。

She is tall and looks like a model.

兄あにと比くらべると、僕ぼくは背せいが低ひくい方ほうだ。

Compared to my older brother, I am on the shorter side.

最近さいきん、背せいが伸のびたね。

You've gotten taller recently, haven't you?

彼かれは背せいの高たかさのせいで、いつも後うしろの席せきに座すわらされる。

Because of his height, he is always made to sit in the back seat.

子供こどもの頃ころから背せいを伸のばすために牛乳ぎゅうにゅうをたくさん飲のんでいた。

Since childhood, I used to drink a lot of milk in order to grow taller.

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床ゆか

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

実み

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

節ふし

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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床ゆか

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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実み

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

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節ふし

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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文ぶん

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

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値ね

price, cost; value, worth, merit

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象ぞう

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

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