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背景

背景

Chinese

 
learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
 bright; circumstance; scenery
simp. and trad.
(背景) 		背 景

Noun

背景

  1. background
  2. backdrop
  3. context
    社會背景 / 社会背景  ―  shèhuì bèijǐng  ―  social context

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
背 景
はい
Grade: 6 		けい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

背景 ‎(hiragana はいけい, romaji haikei)

  1. background

Descendants

  • Chinese: 背景
  • Korean: 배경 (baegyeong)
  • Vietnamese: bối cảnh

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

Korean

Hanja in this term
背 景

Noun

背景 • ‎(baegyeong) ‎(hangeul 배경)

  1. Hanja form? of 배경, “background”.

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
背 景

Noun

背景

  1. Hán tự form of bối cảnh, “background”

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), from Japanese 背景 (はいけい) ‎(haikei, “background”)

Pronunciation

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