Vocabulary
背
せ
back
noun
freq #900
Example sentences
彼(かれ)はペンを置(お)いて椅子(いす)に背(せ)をもたらせた。
He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.
彼(かれ)はその二人(ふたり)の中(なか)では背(せ)は高(たか)いほうだ。
He is the taller of the two.
背(せ)を伸(の)ばしなさい。
Straighten up.
背(せ)はどれぐらいありますか。
How tall are you?
社長(しゃちょう)は窓(まど)を背(せ)にして椅子(いす)に座(すわ)っていた。
The president was sitting in the chair with his back to the window.
私(わたし)の弟(おとうと)は私(わたし)と同(おな)じくらいの背(せ)です。
My brother is as tall as me.
トムはジャックと背(せ)が同(おな)じくらいだ。
Tom is as tall as Jack.
17歳(さい)の男の子(おとこのこ)は、父親(ちちおや)と同(おな)じくらいの背(せ)のあるものが多(おお)い。
A boy of seventeen is often as tall as his father.