Illustration: During a neighborhood theater rehearsal, a child playing a fisherman stands on a low stage holding a fishing rod. Behind the child stretches a large painted scenic curtain showing a riverbank, reeds, and distant hills.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

背はい景けい

haikei

background, backdrop

Example sentences

木きは空そらを背景はいけいにして黒くろく見みえた。
The trees looked black against the sky.
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青空あおぞらを背景はいけいに木々きぎを描えがく。
Paint the trees against the background of the blue sky.
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写真しゃしんの背景はいけいにいる男おとこは誰だれですか？
Who is that man in the background of the picture?
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Kanji in 背景

背stature; heightOnハイKunせ・せい・そむく
景scenery; viewOnケイ

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