背後

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Chinese

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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

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Noun

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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.

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Adverb

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背後

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

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はい
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(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

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  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.