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背はい景けい
Meanings
Noun
1. background; scenery; backdrop; setting
I was just looking at it as a background.
2. background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context
If there is such a background, it makes sense.
3. backing; support (from behind the scenes)
Backed by overwhelming power, they had been doing whatever they pleased for decades.
Kanji used
背
back of the body
景
scenery
Pitch accent
は
いけい
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Used in: 2433
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
historical background
historical context; historical background
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Examples (19 in total)
The background had changed before I knew it.
We take photos with the trees in the background.
I was just looking at it as a background.
The background color is too strong.
If there is such a background, it makes sense.
Who is that man in the background of the picture?
You can set the text and background colors.
That shows his theoretical background.
The trees looked black against the sky.
Finally, the background of this uproar is becoming clear.
The tower was seen clearly against the blue sky.
The mountains are red against the blue sky.
With government backing, the company grew rapidly.
Its entire body is made of pale blue flames, and the background shows through.
He explained the political background of the war on TV.
As expected, the era in which this ruin was built and its background remain a mystery.
Backed by overwhelming power, they had been doing whatever they pleased for decades.
Backed by the support of a major power, the country took a hard line.
We have many things in common: hobbies, educational background, and so on.