Vocabulary

What does 背景 (はいけい, haikei) mean?

背景 (はいけい, haikei) means background; backing power.

Quick facts
Readingはいけい
Romajihaikei
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
はいけい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhaikei

background; backing power

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

Example sentences

  • You can see mountains in the background of the photo.

  • Investigate the background of the case in detail.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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