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VocabJLPT N3
background
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. background
  2. 2. scenery
  3. 3. background (of an incident, situation, etc.)
  4. 4. backing
This noun means background or backdrop, both literally and figuratively. It can refer to the visual background of a photo or scene, or the social, historical, or personal circumstances behind a situation or event.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

At the end of the day, what matters is what you do now, not your background.

Sentence 2

If you only look at the results without the background, you can't really judge anything.

Sentence 3

Oh, a cat just walked through the background! Did you see that?

Sentence 4

Don't you think that design's background is a bit too flashy?

Sentence 5

A white background does make text a lot easier to read.