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後ろの、裏の

物の正面から最も遠い側にある。

やさしい英語で： At the part of something furthest from its front.

• Use the back door.
• We sat in the back row.
• Her keys were in her back pocket.

類義語： rear

反対語： front

よく使う表現： back door, back seat, back garden

戻った、帰ってきた

人や物が以前いた場所や状態に戻っている。

やさしい英語で： In the place or state where someone or something was before.

• Dad is back.
• The lights are back on.
• After a week of rest, she was back at work.

使い方： be back from somewhere (She is back from Spain.); be back at/in somewhere (He is back in the office.)

類義語： returned

反対語： away

よく使う表現： be back, back home, back to normal

戻って、返して

以前いた場所や相手の所、元の状態へ戻ることを表す。

やさしい英語で： To a place, person, or state where someone or something was before.

• Please give it back.
• We went back to the hotel.
• She put the book back on the shelf.

使い方： back to someone/somewhere (Send the form back to me.)

よく使う表現： go back, give something back, back to normal

後ろへ、後方に

自分の後ろや、物が向いている方向の反対へ。

やさしい英語で： In the direction behind you or opposite to the way something is facing.

• Step back, please.
• She leaned back in her chair.
• He was pushed and fell back against the wall.

類義語： backwards

反対語： forward

よく使う表現： step back, lean back, fall back

後ろ、裏、後部

物の正面と反対側の部分、またはその後ろの場所。

やさしい英語で： The part of something furthest from the front, or the area behind it.

• The kitchen is at the back.
• Write your name on the back of the page.
• We waited at the back of the queue.

使い方： the back of something (The address is on the back of the envelope.); at/in the back (The children sat at the back.)

類義語： rear

反対語： front

よく使う表現： back of something, at the back, round the back

背中

首から脚の付け根までの、体の後ろ側。

やさしい英語で： The rear surface of your body, between your neck and the top of your legs.

• My back is wet.
• She lay on her back in the grass.
• He had a small scar on his back.

よく使う表現： on your back, turn your back, scratch your back

腰、背中、背骨

体を支え、動きを助ける背中や腰の骨と筋肉。

やさしい英語で： The bones and muscles along the rear of your body that support you and help you move.

• My back hurts.
• He injured his back while lifting a box.
• These exercises help strengthen your back.

よく使う表現： hurt your back, lower back, bad back

後ろ身頃

衣服のうち、体の後ろ側を覆う部分。

やさしい英語で： The part of a piece of clothing that covers the rear of your body.

• The back of my shirt is torn.
• She sewed a zip into the back of the dress.
• Both coat backs need a second layer of fabric.

使い方： the back of a garment (The back of the jacket has a small pocket.)

類義語： back panel

反対語： front

よく使う表現： back of something, dress back, jacket back