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N1 Noun

背景(はいけい)background, scenery, backdrop, setting, circumstance, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      background, scenery, backdrop, setting

    2. Noun

      2.

      background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context

    3. Noun

      3.

      backing, support (from behind the scenes)

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    背景 【はいけい】

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      この事件(じけん)には政治(せいじ)(てき)背景(はいけい)があります。

      This incident has a political background. {background, scenery, backdrop, setting, circumstance, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)}

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      経済(けいざい)(てき)事情(じじょう)背景(はいけい)とした吸収(きゅうしゅう)合併(がっぺい)(おこな)われた。

      An absorption merger was carried out against the backdrop of economic circumstances. {background, scenery, backdrop, setting, circumstance, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)}

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      この()東京(とうきょう)タワーは立派(りっぱ)だが、背景(はいけい)(そら)(くさ)立派(りっぱ)だ。

      The Tokyo Tower in this painting is splendid, but the sky and grass in the background are also magnificent. {background, scenery, backdrop, setting, circumstance, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)}

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      一流(いちりゅう)漫画(まんが)()たるもの、人物(じんぶつ)だけでなく背景(はいけい)()にまで(こだわ)るべきだ。

      A first-rate manga artist should not only focus on characters, but also be meticulous about the background illustrations. {background, scenery, backdrop, setting, circumstance, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)}

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      事件(じけん)背景(はいけい)調(しら)べればこそ、その事件(じけん)をより(ふか)理解(りかい)することができるのです。

      It is only by investigating the background of the incident that we can truly understand it more deeply. {background, scenery, backdrop, setting, circumstance, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)}

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