9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3

stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

Kun'yomi
  • back ②reverse ③height ④ridge (of a mountain)
  • height
  • to run counter to
  • to turn (one's face) away
On'yomi
  • ハイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

76.9%
ハイ 16.3%
そむそむける 6.2%
せい 0.6%

Character Breakdown

stature, height, back
せ ハイ そむ.く (6th, N3)
north
ホク きた ほっ (2nd, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

back (of the body)
to carry on one's back ②to be burdened with ③to be conceited
back ②background
to run counter to
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller ②overreaching oneself
number on the back of a player's uniform
spine ②seam down the back (of clothing)
back to back ②discord ③opposite sides of the same coin
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References

Unicode hex code 80CC
JIS X 0208 1-39-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3754
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4794
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2573
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3182
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1641
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2230
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 446
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 796
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 957
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 933
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29363
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 957
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1265
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1338
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 845
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 967
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 893
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1085
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1017
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 455
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b5.15
Four corner code 1122.7
De Roo Code 1246