JLPT N1 · Noun

背後 (haigo)

背後 (はいご, haigo) is a Japanese noun meaning “back; rear”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はいご
Romaji: haigo
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

back; rear · noun, noun taking の
background; behind the scenes · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

「びっくりさせないでよ」と彼女は彼が背後に近づいた時言った。

"Don't scare me!" she screamed as he came up behind her.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 背後

stature, height, backハイ・せ・せい · 9 strokes

behind, back, laterゴ・コウ・のち・うし.ろ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 背後.

背せいheight背広せびろbusiness suit背中せなかback (of the body)背負うせおうto carry on one's back背景はいけいbackground背くそむくto run counter to後あとbehind後ろうしろback午後ごごafternoon明後日あさってday after tomorrow最後さいごend後ごafter後のちlater後者こうしゃthe latter

Source: JMdict entry 1472730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.