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► 成句
  [せ]  [背を向ける]  [liter]    meaning:  reject  rank: 3
☆ 成功すると同時私達に背をけた ⇨ He turned his back on us as soon as he had success

► 名詞
  [せ]  [背を向ける]  [liter]    meaning:  back  rank: 1
☆ 彼女に背をけて座っている ⇨ She is sitting with her back against the sun

  [せ]    meaning:  height  rank: 1
☆ は背がい、い ⇨ He is tall, short  (☛ Often pronounced せい as well)


More examples:
  • 彼女の背中をつっついた ⇨ She poked him in the back
  • 大き負債を背負い込んだ ⇨ He carried on his back, incurred, a large amount of debt
  • 背伸びしぎた ⇨ 
  • 余り凄惨さに彼女を背けた ⇨ She turned her eyes away, looked away, because of the gruesomeness
  • 借金を背負って姿をくらました ⇨ He ran away with a large debt
  • 背番号五選手 ⇨ The player with number five on his jersey
  • は背広のコートている ⇨ He is wearing a coat over his suits
  • テロ事件の背後にいる ⇨ The country that is behind the terrorist attack
  • 選手は背番号順並んでいる ⇨ The players are sorted by their jersey numbers
  • 紛争の背景 ⇨ The background of the conflict
  • に背いた ⇨ He revolted against the king
  • 彼女はぷんとを背けた ⇨ She looked away in anger
  • じくらい背がい ⇨ He is as tall as his big brother
  • 仕立てのい背広 ⇨ Well made suits
  • 高校生になって背がぐんぐんびた ⇨ He got taller and taller when he started going to high school