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背: height

背せい sei

height; back
JLPT N3Body & health

背せ se

back; height; spine
JLPT N5Body & health

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Example sentences

My younger brother is taller than I am.

He is taller than I am.

Examination of the excavated human bones shows they were not very tall, about 158 centimeters for men and about 147 centimeters for women.

From the lesson 縄文人の体と暮らし

The bones of Yayoi people found in northern Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture are said to often belong to tall people with flat faces.

From the lesson 渡来人と弥生人

Many Jōmon people are thought to have been rather short, with deeply carved faces.

From the lesson 渡来人と弥生人

From the shape and size of bones, we can tell height and the shape of the face.

From the lesson 渡来人と弥生人

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