Vocab Info

N1 Noun

背景(はいけい)

background, scenery, backdrop, setting, circumstance, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)

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    • Word Type

      Noun

    • 単語の種類

      名詞

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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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