Word Meaning 一歩も引かない

いっぽもひかない ippo mo hikanai

一歩も引かない is read as いっぽもひかない (ippo mo hikanai) and means not budging an inch.

Meaning

English

  1. not budging an inch
  2. to stand one's ground

Reading

Kana

いっぽもひかない

Romaji

ippo mo hikanai

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 70664 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一歩前進

いっぽぜんしん

(a) step forward

一歩退く

いっぽひく

to take a step backward

一歩間違うと

いっぽまちがうと

make one wrong move and...

一歩

いっぽ

(a) step

一線を引く

いっせんをひく

to draw the line

一般取引条件契約書

いっぱんとりひきじょうけんけいやくしょ

memorandum of agreement on general trade terms and conditions

一歩を踏み出す

いっぽをふみだす

to start on a project, etc.

一歩譲る

いっぽゆずる

to be slightly inferior

一歩手前

いっぽてまえ

just this side of

一日一歩

いちにちいっぽ

one step each day

一歩下がる

いっぽさがる

to behave humbly

一歩先

いっぽさき

one step ahead

Example Sentences

1

She will not budge an inch no matter what anyone says.