背せい

せい sei

height
stature

noun

Chinese meanings

身高；个子

Examples

兄は私より背が高い。
My older brother is taller than I am.
哥哥比我高。
背の高い木が庭にある。
There is a tall tree in the garden.
院子里有一棵高树。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('e7e5bb3758'); // 背

{
  "id": "e7e5bb3758",
  "word": "背",
  "reading": "せい",
  "romaji": "sei",
  "meanings": [
    "height",
    "stature"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1472650,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "兄は私より背が高い。",
      "en": "My older brother is taller than I am."
    },
    {
      "ja": "背の高い木が庭にある。",
      "en": "There is a tall tree in the garden."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "864603ad2ac911ddc5b8b8baac55e315a2cac5fcacf986afa850ab0f4a57363a",
    "meanings": [
      "身高",
      "个子"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "兄は私より背が高い。",
        "zh": "哥哥比我高。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "背の高い木が庭にある。",
        "zh": "院子里有一棵高树。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/e7e5bb3758",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1472650; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "10bbf3d48ba5bcbe29d4ea7407b4e5b3c7575e36d21688ee3cc58816a07624ed",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}