Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort

    Idiomatic expression

    彼は背水の陣で闘った。
    He fought a last-ditch battle.

Also written 背水之陣【はいすいのじん】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

Kun
せいそむ.くそむ.ける
On
ハイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
696 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-5-4SKIP code
4b5.15The Kanji Dictionary
1122.7, 1222.7Four corner code
1246deroo
80ccUnicode hex code
1-39-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3754Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4794New Nelson (John Haig)
2573New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3182Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1641Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
446Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
481Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
796A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
957Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
933Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29363Morohashi
957A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1265Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1338Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
845Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
967henshall3
893Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1085Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1017Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
455Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei4, bei1Pinyin reading
bae, paeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

water

Kun
みずみず-
On
スイ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
223 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

うずずみみさみつみなみん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-3, 4-4-3SKIP code
3a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1223.0Four corner code
1142deroo
6c34Unicode hex code
1-31-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2482Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3030New Nelson (John Haig)
10New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
10Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
130Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
137Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
144A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
54Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
16Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17083Morohashi
40A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
21Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
14sakade
68Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
16henshall3
31Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
166crowley
19Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1151Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
132Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shui3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

camp, battle array, ranks, position, sudden, brief time

On
ジン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
828 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 37

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
2d7.1The Kanji Dictionary
7520.6Four corner code
3655deroo
9663Unicode hex code
1-31-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4992Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6448New Nelson (John Haig)
455New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
545Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
332Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
411Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1305Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1402Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
823A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1056Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1207Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41667Morohashi
1450A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1404Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1493Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1869Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1402Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1523Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
733Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1314Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen4Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
37WaniKani level