呂
せぼね
sebone
JLPT N17 strokesKanjiLevel 87 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
呂 is the kanji for "Backbone". Its reading is せぼね (sebone). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Backbone
Also : Spine
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Readings
kunせぼね/ seboneonろ/ roonりょ/ ryo
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
口丿
Example Sentences
彼の呂律が回らない。
かれのろれつがまわらない。
He is slurring his words.
呂布は勇猛な武将だった。
りょふはゆうもうなぶしょうだった。
Lu Bu was a brave general.
Vocabulary using 呂
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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