How do you read 紙背?

紙背 is read しはい (shihai), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

What JLPT level is 紙背?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 紙背 in romaji?

紙背 is written shihai in romaji.

What kanji are in 紙背?

紙 (Paper); 背 (Stature, Height).

紙背しはい

しはい · shihai

noun

Reverse side of a paper

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Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

紙Paper 音し訓かみ JLPT N4 · 10 strokes 背Stature, Height, Back 音はい訓せ・せい JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

紙かみpaper ～紙～しnewspaper, type of paper 表紙ひょうしfront cover, binding 紙屑かみくずwastepaper 手紙てがみletter 紙幣しへいpaper money, notes, bills 背せい(one’s) height, stature 背中せなかback (of body)

Questions

What does 紙背 mean?

Reverse side of a paper.

How do you pronounce 紙背?

しはい (shihai). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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