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顔を背ける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
顔を背ける
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Reading : かおをそむける   
expression, ichidan verb
to turn one's face away
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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顔を背ける is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 162,000 (about 482,000 results)
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
じらい
いろ
かく
ために
かお
そむ
けた

She turned away to hide her blushing face.
顔をそむける
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Reading : かおをそむける   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 220,000 (about 129,000 results)
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ガン   かお face   
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ひこ boy (archaic)   
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standing on the cliff
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
cliff
fur, bristles, beard   
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ハイ   せ the back   せい height   そむ to disobey   そむける to turn one's face away   
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ホク   きた north   
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さじ spoon   
left side   じょう    しょう    
ニク body part   
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