This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Word

背く

叛く
そむく
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
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背徳

悖徳
はいとく
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
Sentence

彼と違って、息子は背が高い。

(かれ)(ちが)って、息子(むすこ)()(たか)い。
Unlike him, his son is tall.
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背泳ぎ

せおよぎ
backstroke (swim.)
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背骨

脊骨、背ぼね
せぼね
spine; backbone; spinal column
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背丈

せたけ
stature; height
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背筋

せすじ、はいきん
the muscles along the spine; dorsal muscles; spinal column; seam in the back; back seam
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背信

はいしん
betrayal; infidelity
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背もたれ

背凭れ
せもたれ
back (of a chair)
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背任

はいにん
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation