Word Meaning どん引き

どんびき dombiki

どん引き is read as どんびき (dombiki) and means zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image.

Meaning

English

  1. zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
  2. being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.)
  3. being taken aback
  4. recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.)
  5. being left speechless

Reading

Kana

どんびき

Romaji

dombiki

Writing Variants

  • ドン引き どんびき dombiki

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 61827 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

引き続き

ひきつづき

continuously

手引き

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guidance

万引き

まんびき

shoplifting

値引き

ねびき

price reduction

差し引き

さしひき

ebb and flow

間引き

まびき

infanticide

天引き

てんびき

deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)

客引き

きゃくひき

tout

引き抜き

ひきぬき

drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

大引き

おおびき

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分引き

ぶびき

discount

税引き

ぜいびき

after (deduction of) tax