背後

See also: 背后

Chinese

 
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
 
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (背後)
simp. (背后)
anagram 後背后背

Pronunciation


Noun

背後

  1. (literally) on the back (of someone)
    背後痘痘 [MSC, trad.]
    背后痘痘 [MSC, simp.]
    bèihòu zhǎng dòudòu. [Pinyin]
    He has acne on his back.
  2. (literally) behind (someone or something)
    背後有人背后有人   bèihòu yǒurén.   There is someone behind you.
  3. (figuratively) behind (a story, situation, etc.)
    背後目的背后目的   bèihòu de mùdì   purpose behind something
    背後故事 [MSC, trad.]
    背后故事 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ gēn nǐ jiǎng bèihòu de gùshi. [Pinyin]
    I'll tell you the story behind it.

Synonyms

Adverb

背後

  1. in secret; in private; surreptitiously; behind someone's back; privately; on the sly

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はい
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    Noun

    (はい)() • (haigo) 

    1. behind; back side
      背後(はいご)から(おそ)れる
      haigo kara osowareru
      to be attacked from behind
    2. a part that doesn't appear clearly
      背後(はいご)大物(おおもの)いる
      Haigo ni wa ōmono ga iru.
      There is a big name behind the scenes.

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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