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[はい()·けい()]
haikei
noun

English Meaning(s) for 背景

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

Definition and Synonyms for 背景

Mise En Scene arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
Synonyms: セット, 後景, 書割, 背景
Scenery the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
Synonyms: 後景, 書割, 背景
Ground the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
Synonyms: バック, バッグ, バックグランド, バックグラウンド, , , , 後景, 背後, 背景, 遠景
Background relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
Synonyms: バック, バッグ, 背後, 背景
Scenery the appearance of a place
Synonyms: 光景, 叙景, 情景, 景色, 眺望, 背景, 見晴らし, 見晴らす, 風景
Setting the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
Synonyms: コンテクスト, 前後関係, 状況, 環境, 背景
Scope the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Synonyms: バック, バッグ, バックグランド, バックグラウンド, 範囲, 背景

Meanings for each kanji in 背景

» stature; height; back; behind; disobey; defy; go back on; rebel
» scenery; view

Categories 背景 is a member of

Stage a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
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Set representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
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Aspect the visual percept of a region
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Accompaniment an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
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Neighbourhood a surrounding or nearby region
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Environment the totality of surrounding conditions
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Sample Sentences for 背景

Hit up on the D-pad, and the background music will change as the background itself becomes the Demon King's castle....
The tower rose up against the blue sky.
With this as background I turn now to an account of the present state of evolutionary biology.
You will need to bring two passport-sized photos of yourself taken with a white background.
No cultural background is necessary to understand art.

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