背

せ せい

height, stature

背臨

はいりん

copying from a model without looking at it (calligraphy)

背割

せわり

slicing a fish down its back

背約

はいやく せやく

a broken promise, breaking one's word

背戸

せど

back door or entrance

山背

やませ

cold wind descending from the mountains

背筋

せすじ はいきん

the muscles along the spine, dorsal muscles

背板

せいた はいばん

backboard

背任

はいにん

breach of trust, malfeasance, malpractice, misappropriation

背走

はいそう

running backwards

腹背

ふくはい

back and front, opposition in the heart

背圧

はいあつ

back pressure

背革

せがわ

back of a leatherbound book

棄背

きはい

giving up and turning back

背反

はいはん

revolting, rebellion, going against, contradiction, antinomy

背く

そむく

to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe

離背

りはい

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

鯔背

いなせ

gallant, dashing, smart

背高

せいたか せだか

tallness, tall person