Word Meaning 背の低い

せのひくい se no hikui

背の低い is read as せのひくい (se no hikui) and means short (of a person).

Meaning

English

  1. short (of a person)

Reading

Kana

せのひくい

Romaji

se no hikui

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 95611 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

背が低い

せがひくい

short (of a person)

背が高い

せがたかい

tall (of a person)

背の高い

せのたかい

tall (of a person)

背骨

せぼね

spine

背伸び

せのび

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller

背中を丸める

せなかをまるめる

to hunch one's shoulders

背戸の馬も相口

せどのうまもあいくち

even an unruly horse can be tamed

背革

せがわ

back of a leatherbound book

背比べ

せいくらべ

comparing heights

背景画像

はいけいがぞう

background image

背戸

せど

back door

Example Sentences

3

Is it true that short people need more sleep than tall people?

Tom read somewhere that short people need more sleep than tall people.

Tom read somewhere that short people need more sleep than tall people.