せ – Vocabulary details

せ

Noun

1. back

返へん事じの代かわりに、彼かの女じょの背せに、軽かるく手てを当あてる。Instead of answering, I lightly place my hand on her back.

2. reverse; rear side; back (e.g. of a chair); spine (of a book)

本ほんの背せにタイトルが書かいてある。The title is written on the spine of the book.

3. height; stature

もっと背せが小ちいさい人ひとなら、大だい丈じょう夫ぶかも。If the person were shorter, it might be okay.

4. ridge (of a mountain)

せ

back (of the body)

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)

back (of the body)

せも少すこし伸のびている。

My height has also grown a little.

せは低ひくくて、太ふとってる。

She's short and fat.

トムってせは高たかい？

Is Tom tall?

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