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背骨

脊骨、 背ぼね

Reading

Kana: せぼね
Romaji: sebone
Kana
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Definition

1

spine; backbone; spinal column

Kanji

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: コツ、 ほね
Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame
Readings: セキ、 せ、 せい
Meanings: stature, height

Example Sentences

最後(さいご)のわら(いち)(ほん)がらくだの背骨(せぼね)()る。
➥The last straw breaks the camel's back.
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あ、そうだ。まゆに(へん)なことしたら、背骨(せぼね)()る。
➥One more thing. If you try anything on Mayu I'll break your spine.
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(わたし)背骨(せぼね)(いた)みはひどくなっています。
➥The pain in my back is getting worse.
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椎間板(ついかんばん)ヘルニアは背骨(せぼね)()にある椎間板(ついかんばん)という軟骨(なんこつ)()()すものです。
➥Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out.
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