Illustration: On an apartment balcony after bringing in the laundry, an adult faces away with one hand reaching over a shoulder and the other reaching upward from the waist. Neither hand can reach an itchy spot between the shoulder blades.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

背せ中なか

senaka

back

Example sentences

  1. 背中せなかが痛いたい。

    My back hurts.

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  2. 背中せなかが痛いたむ。

    My back hurts.

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  3. 背中せなかかいて。

    Scratch my back.

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Kanji in 背中

  • 背stature; heightOnハイKunせ・せい・そむく
  • 中in; insideOnチュウKunなか・うち・あたる

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