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N1 Noun

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

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    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。

      There’s a political background to this incident.

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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。

      A merger was carried out against the backdrop of economic circumstances.

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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 impressive, but the sky and grass in the background are just as striking.

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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 top-tier manga artist should pay just as much attention to the background as they do to the characters.

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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。

      Only by looking into the context of the incident can we truly understand it.

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