ハイ, せ, せい, そむ.く, そむ.ける

stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

JLPT3 G6 S9 F696

As per # (back) + flesh (to emphasize the physical aspect) → one's curved *back* → *height*. Also, *contrariness*; *go back on* (one's word); *go against*; *disobey*; *go/turn away* and *avert* (← turn one's back on), as well as *carry on one's back*.

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