Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 後退り(あとずさり) in Japanese

後退り, 後ずさり, 後じさり
Kana Reading
あとずさり, あとじさり
Romaji
atozusari, atojisari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    stepping back; drawing back
    Example sentence
    彼はぱっと後ずさりした。 He backed abruptly away.

Examples of 後退り, 後ずさり, 後じさり, あとずさり, あとじさり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

退 JLPT 3

9 strokes

retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

On'Yomi: タイ

Kun'Yomi: しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける, ひ.く, の.く, の.ける, ど.く

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後 JLPT 5

9 strokes

behind, back, later

On'Yomi: ゴ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

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