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[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·る]
sewomukeru
expression, ichidan verb

Root Words:

[せ(背) + を + む(向)·け·る]
se + wo + mukeru

English Meaning(s) for 背を向ける

expression, ichidan verb
  1. to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
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Meanings for each kanji in 背を向ける

» stature; height; back; behind; disobey; defy; go back on; rebel
» yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach

Stroke Order Diagrams for 背を向ける

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Conjugations for 背を向ける

masu stem
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け]
sewomuke
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Negative stem
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け]
sewomuke
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te-form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·て]
sewomukete
»
Negative te-form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·な·く·て]
sewomukenakute
»
Adverbial Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·な·く]
sewomukenaku
»
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·る]
sewomukeru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·な·い]
sewomukenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た]
sewomuketa
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·な·か·っ·た]
sewomukenakatta
»
Presumptive Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·よ·う]
sewomukeyou
»
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ま·す]
sewomukemasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ま·せ·ん]
sewomukemasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ま·し·た]
sewomukemashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
sewomukemasendeshita
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Presumptive Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ま·し·ょ·う]
sewomukemashou
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Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·い]
sewomuketai
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·く·な·い]
sewomuketakunai
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Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·か·っ·た]
sewomuketakatta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·く·な·か·っ·た]
sewomuketakunakatta
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Adjective stem
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た]
sewomuketa
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te-form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·く·て]
sewomuketakute
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Negative te-form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·く·な·く·て]
sewomuketakunakute
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Adverbial Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·く]
sewomuketaku
»
Provisional Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·け·れ·ば]
sewomuketakereba
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Provisional Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·く·な·け·れ·ば]
sewomuketakunakereba
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Conditional Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·か·っ·た·ら]
sewomuketakattara
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Conditional Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·く·な·か·っ·た·ら]
sewomuketakunakattara
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Objective Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·さ]
sewomuketasa
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Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ろ]
sewomukero
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Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·な·さ·い]
sewomukenasai
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·れ·ば]
sewomukereba
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·な·け·れ·ば]
sewomukenakereba
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Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·な·き·ゃ]
sewomukenakya
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·ら]
sewomuketara
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·な·か·っ·た·ら]
sewomukenakattara
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Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·た·り]
sewomuketari
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Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ·る]
segamukerareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ·な·い]
segamukerarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ·た]
segamukerareta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
segamukerarenakatta
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masu-stem
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ]
segamukerare
»
te-form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ·て]
segamukerarete
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Negative te-form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ·な·く·て]
segamukerarenakute
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Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ·ま·す]
segamukeraremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
segamukeraremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
segamukeraremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
segamukeraremasendeshita
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Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·れ·る]
segamukereru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·れ·な·い]
segamukerenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·れ·た]
segamukereta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·れ·な·か·っ·た]
segamukerenakatta
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te-form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·れ·て]
segamukerete
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Negative te-form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·れ·な·く·て]
segamukerenakute
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Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·れ·ま·す]
segamukeremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·れ·ま·せ·ん]
segamukeremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·れ·ま·し·た]
segamukeremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·が·む(向)·け·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
segamukeremasendeshita
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Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ·る]
sewomukerareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ·な·い]
sewomukerarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ·た]
sewomukerareta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
sewomukerarenakatta
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masu stem
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ]
sewomukerare
»
te-form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ·て]
sewomukerarete
»
Negative te-form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ·な·く·て]
sewomukerarenakute
»
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ·ま·す]
sewomukeraremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
sewomukeraremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
sewomukeraremashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
sewomukeraremasendeshita
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Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·る]
sewomukesaseru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·な·い]
sewomukesasenai
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Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·た]
sewomukesaseta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·な·か·っ·た]
sewomukesasenakatta
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masu stem
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ]
sewomukesase
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te-form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·て]
sewomukesasete
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Negative te-form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·な·く·て]
sewomukesasenakute
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Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ま·す]
sewomukesasemasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ま·せ·ん]
sewomukesasemasen
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Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ま·し·た]
sewomukesasemashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
sewomukesasemasendeshita
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Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·る]
sewomukesaserareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·い]
sewomukesaserarenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·た]
sewomukesaserareta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
sewomukesaserarenakatta
»
masu stem
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ]
sewomukesaserare
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te-form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·て]
sewomukesaserarete
»
Negative te-form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·く·て]
sewomukesaserarenakute
»
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·す]
sewomukesaseraremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
sewomukesaseraremasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
sewomukesaseraremashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
sewomukesaseraremasendeshita
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Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ん]
sewomuken
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Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ず]
sewomukezu
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Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ぬ]
sewomukenu
»
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せ(背)·を·む(向)·け·ざ·る]
sewomukezaru
»

Sample Sentences for 背を向ける

He turned his back on the old tradition.
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John turned his back on the company and started on his own.
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If I could only turn my back.
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He turned his back on the old traditions.
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