| 3763 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1339 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3297 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2317 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 29472 | Morohashi |
| 4804 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2071 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 268 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 脊椎 【セキツイ】 spine, vertebral column
- 脊髄 【セキズイ】 spinal cord
Kun reading compounds
- 背 【せ】 back, reverse, rear side, back (e.g. of a chair), spine (of a book), height, stature, ridge (of a mountain)
- 背 【せい】 height, stature
- 背 【せい】 height, stature
- 背丈 【せたけ】 stature, height
Readings
- Korean:
- cheog
Spanish
- columna vertebral
- espina dorsal
- espalda
- estatura
Portuguese
French
| 4b6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 1122.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 810a | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2017 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 梁 【リョウ】 Liang dynasty (of China; 502-557)
- 梁山泊 【リョウザンパク】 place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
- 高粱 【コウリョウ】 kaoliang, variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
- 虹梁 【コウリョウ】 arched beam used in shrine and temple construction
Kun reading compounds
- 梁 【はり】 beam, joist
- 梁成 【はりせい】 height of a beam, beam as measured from top to bottom
- 梁 【うつばり】 (roof) beam
- 梁 【うつばり】 (roof) beam
- 梁 【やな】 (fish) weir, fish trap
Readings
- Korean:
- ryang
Spanish
- nombre de una antigua región de China
- viga
- travesaño
- puente
- presa
- trampa para peces
Portuguese
French
| 2281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1475 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3410 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2391 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14825 | Morohashi |
| 2702 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2299 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2394 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a7.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 3390.4 | Four corner code |
| 3790.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6881 | Unicode hex code |