Illustration: In a Japanese apartment hallway, a parent measures a child's height against a wooden doorpost. The child stands barefoot with heels flat on the floor and back straight against the post, while the parent rests a thin book level across the crown of the head.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

背せ

height

背 is also read せい when it means height. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは背せは低ひくいが力持ちからもちだ。
He is short, but strong.
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背せはどれぐらいありますか。
How tall are you?
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彼女かのじょは背せが伸のびてきている。
She is growing tall.
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Kanji in 背

背stature; heightOnハイKunせ・せい・そむく

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