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I've seen many different words refering to back, spine like せ and せなか. So what
is the right word and in which case?
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Different word about Back and spine
In modern Japanese, せなか is the usual word for "back", but it comes from the
old word せ which also means "back", or "a raised portion" and which occurs in
other contexts:

  * [背が高い]{せがたかい} means "tall" (Here's a discussion about whether to read it せがたかい or せいがたかい: <http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1411676039>)
  * [背番号]{せばんごう} means the number on the back of a sports player

See also the entry for 背 at Wiktionary:
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%83%8C>
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