Word Meaning 背後

はいご haigo

背後 is read as はいご (haigo) and means back.

Meaning

English

  1. back
  2. rear
  3. background
  4. behind the scenes

Reading

Kana

はいご

Romaji

haigo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms ,裏面 Related Words 後ろ,,死角 Rank 12355 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

背後関係

はいごかんけい

background (of a case, incident, etc.)

背赤後家蜘蛛

せあかごけぐも

redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti)

後背地

こうはいち

hinterland

後背位

こうはいい

rear-entry position (sexual position)

後背湿地

こうはいしっち

back swamp

背負う

せおう

to carry on one's back

背負い投げ

しょいなげ

seoi nage (judo)

背中

せなか

back (of the body)

背景

はいけい

backing

背広

せびろ

business suit

せい

height

背任

はいにん

breach of trust

Example Sentences

9

えきはこのたてもののはいごにあります。

the station is behind this building.

I felt her gaze from behind.

What slips in and out of view in the background is the real estate slump of recent years.

Solve the mystery lurking behind the murder!

The police say there's someone pulling string behind the scenes.

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

She seemed surprised to hear her name called from behind.

Behind thermodynamics lie the movements of atoms and molecules following the laws of motion learned in the first volume.

I suppose that behind each thing we have to do, there's something we want to do...