🇯🇵 How to say

“back” in Japanese

背中せなか
Illustration of "back" in a Japanese cultural setting
A mother gently pats her child's back to soothe them after a fall in the park, the comforting touch clearly visible agai…

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背中 refers to the physical back of a person or animal, and is commonly used in everyday contexts like describing pain, washing, or carrying something.

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