背 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 背 mean?

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How to read 背?

Kunyomi... せ/se,せい/sei,そむく/somuku,そむける/somukeru,うしろ/ushiro

Onyomi... ハイ/hai

jinmeikun... shiro, nori,

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

Other kanji information..

application	Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem.
type	common-use kanji
unicode	80CC &#x80CC (For HTML use)