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    3. 背景

    背景

    背はい景けい

    background

    N1KMT3News #1+1CoreNounArt & DesignKanji Vocab21 strokes

    はいけい

    Noun

    1.
    background, scenery, backdrop, setting
    2.
    background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
    3.
    backing, support (from behind the scenes)

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    絵えの背はい景けいが美うつくしい。

    The background of the painting is beautiful.

    KMT2Art & Design
    彼かれの発はつ言げんには、どのような背はい景けいがあるのだろうか。

    I wonder what kind of background (context) there is behind his statement.

    KMT3Daily Life
    この事じ件けんの背はい景けいには複ふく雑ざつな人にん間げん関かん係けいが隠かくされている。

    Complex human relationships are hidden in the background of this incident.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology
    映えい画がの背はい景けい美び術じゅつは物ものが語たりの世せ界かい観かんを表ひょう現げんする上うえで重じゅう要ようだ。

    The background art in a movie is important for expressing the worldview of the story.

    KMT5Art & DesignMusic & Entertainment
    その政せい策さくが生うまれた歴れき史し的てき背はい景けいを学まなぶ必ひつ要ようがある。

    We need to learn about the historical background from which that policy emerged.

    KMT5HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    背
    せ・せい・そむ.く・そむ.ける…(1)
    stature・height・back・behind・disobey…(3)
    景
    scenery・view
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