| 967 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 957 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 796 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3754 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 933 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 845 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 957 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1265 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1338 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1085 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1017 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3182 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 455 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29363 | Morohashi |
| 2573 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4794 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 446 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 481 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 893 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
696 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 背後 【ハイゴ】 back, rear, background, behind the scenes
- 背景 【ハイケイ】 background, scenery, backdrop, setting, background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)
- 違背 【イハイ】 violation, transgression
- 向背 【コウハイ】 one's attitude, state of affairs
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
- 膝皿貝 【ひざらがい】 chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora), sea cradle, Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
- 角背 【かくせ】 flat back (book spine), square back
- 背 【せい】 height, stature
- 背丈 【せたけ】 stature, height
- 背く 【そむく】 to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
- 背ける 【そむける】 to turn (one's face) away, to avert (one's eyes)
Readings
- Korean:
- bae, pae
Spanish
- espalda
- detrás
- estatura
- desobedecer
- infringir
- rebelarse
Portuguese
- estatura
- altura
- costas
- atrás
- desobedecer
- desafiar
- quebrar promesum
- rebelar
French
- stature
- taille
- dos
- arrière
- désobéir
- défier
- revenir sur
- se rebeller
| 1246 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b5.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1222.7 | Four corner code |
| 1122.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
890 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戻入 【レイニュウ】 reversal of monies, funds, commissions
- 背戻 【ハイレイ】 disobeying, infringing, running counter to
- 暴戻 【ボウレイ】 tyranny, atrocity, brutality
Kun reading compounds
- 戻す 【もどす】 to put back, to return, to give back, to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling), to turn back (e.g. clock hand), to vomit, to throw up, to recover (of a market price)
- 戻る 【もどる】 to turn back (e.g. half-way), to return, to go back, to recover (e.g. something lost), to be returned, to rebound, to spring back
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeo, ryeol
Spanish
- vuelta
- regreso
- devolución
- volver
- vomitar
- regresar
- devolver
Portuguese
- re-
- volta
- reverter
- recomeçar
- restaurar
- retornar
French
- revenir
- re-
- reprendre
- restaurer
- rendre
- revenir en arrière
| 1920 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 923 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1850 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 552 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1238 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1304 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1201 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 842 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2441 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1234 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1090 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11707X | Morohashi |
| 1942 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2051 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1081 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1162 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3063 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3023.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 623b | Unicode hex code |