背景 (Haikei) is a Japanese noun meaning “background, scenery, backdrop, setting”.
Meanings
- nounbackground; scenery; backdrop; setting
- nounbackground (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context
- nounbacking; support (from behind the scenes)
Examples
青空を背景に木々を描く。
Paint the trees against the background of the blue sky.
木は空を背景にして黒く見えた。
The trees looked black against the sky.
写真の背景にいる男は誰ですか？
Who is that man in the background of the picture?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).