Meaning of 背が高い in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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背が高い
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Kana Readingせがたかい
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Romajisegatakai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- tall (of a person)
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Example Sentences
背が高い, せがたかい used in context
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Keiko isn't as tall as I.
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That's no good! You're tall so you've got to be in the forward defence.
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Unlike her mother, she is tall.
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My father is proud of being tall and handsome.
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My father is tall.
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My father is the tallest of us all.
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Kanji found in this word
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
On: ハイ
Kun: せ, せい, そむ.く, そむ.ける
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