Word Meaning 背筋を伸ばす

せすじをのばす sesuji o nobasu

背筋を伸ばす is read as せすじをのばす (sesuji o nobasu) and means to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight).

Meaning

English

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight)
to hold one's head high

Reading

Kana

せすじをのばす

Romaji

sesuji o nobasu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 96240 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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背筋

せすじ

seam down the back (of clothing)

背筋力

はいきんりょく

strength of one's back

背筋

はいきん

muscles of the back

背筋が寒くなる

せすじがさむくなる

to feel a chill run down one's spine

背伸び

せのび

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

背が伸びる

せがのびる

to grow taller (of people)

背筋鼠

せすじねずみ

striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)

広背筋

こうはいきん

latissimus dorsi muscle

伸筋

しんきん

protractor muscle

背中を出す

せなかをだす

to bare one's back

背中を流す

せなかをながす

to rinse one's back

背丈

せたけ

stature

Example Sentences

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?