Illustration: At the edge of a Japanese riverside path, a parent and a small child stand side by side watching ducks below the railing. Both are seen directly from behind: the backs of their heads, shoulders, jackets and shoes are clear, while neither face is visible.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

後うしろ姿すがた

ushirosugata

view of someone from behind

Example sentences

  1. ポスターには十二単じゅうにひとえを着きて小野小町おののこまちに扮ふんした中島なかじまみゆきが後姿うしろすがたで写うつっている。

    Miyuki NAKAJIMA appeared in the poster wearing twelve-layered ceremonial kimono, pretending to be ONO no Komachi and showing her back.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 中将は、浮舟の後ろ姿を見て心を動かし、しきりに言い寄るようになったが、浮舟は頑なに拒み続ける。

    Chujo was attracted to Ukifune when he saw her back view and made advances to her, but Ukifune refused stubbornly.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 改札かいさつへ向むかう友人ゆうじんの後うしろ姿すがたを見送みおくった。

    I watched my friend walk away toward the ticket gates.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 後姿

  • 後behind; backOnゴ・コウKunのち・うしろ・うしろ
  • 姿figure; formOnシKunすがた

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