| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1911 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 椎間板 【ツイカンバン】 intervertebral disk
- 椎間孔狭窄 【ツイカンコウキョウサク】 vertebral canal stenosis
- 脊椎 【セキツイ】 spine, vertebral column
- 腰椎 【ヨウツイ】 lumbar vertebra, lumbar vertebrae
Kun reading compounds
- 槌 【つち】 hammer, mallet, sledgehammer, gavel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しい
- Korean:
- chu
Spanish
- roble
- mazo
Portuguese
French
| 1314 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1629 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2116 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1748 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1249 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 679 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 905 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 15024 | Morohashi |
| 2742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2505 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 597 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4091.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 690e | Unicode hex code |