Word Meaning 背中合わせ

せなかあわせ senakaawase

背中合わせ is read as せなかあわせ (senakaawase) and means back to back.

Meaning

English

back to back
opposite sides of the same coin
discord
feud

Reading

Kana

せなかあわせ

Romaji

senakaawase

Writing Variants

背中あわせ せなかあわせ senakaawase
背中合せ せなかあわせ senakaawase

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 向かい合わせ Rank 81783 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

背中

せなか

back (of the body)

背中を出す

せなかをだす

to bare one's back

背中で教える

せなかでおしえる

to teach by example

背中を向ける

せなかをむける

to be uninterested in

背中を流す

せなかをながす

to rinse one's back

背中スイッチ

せなかすいっち

(imaginary) switch on a baby's back that makes it cry as soon as it is put to bed

背中を追う

せなかをおう

to follow in someone's footsteps

背中の痛み

せなかのいたみ

backache

背中を押す

せなかをおす

to push someone (towards)

背中を丸める

せなかをまるめる

to hunch one's shoulders

中背

ちゅうぜい

average height

中肉中背

ちゅうにくちゅうぜい

medium build

Example Sentences

沖縄県民は、命に関わる危険と背中合わせの暮らしを強いられてきました。

The Okinawans came to be forced to live alongside life-threatening danger.

背中合わせに立って腕を組んで、一方が前屈する事でもう一方の背筋を伸ばす体操を、子供の頃よくやりましたよね。

That exercise - backs together, link arms, one bends forwards while the other stretches their back - we did that a lot as children, didn't we?