Word Meaning 一歩下がる

いっぽさがる ipposagaru

一歩下がる is read as いっぽさがる (ipposagaru) and means to behave humbly.

Meaning

English

  1. to behave humbly
  2. to take a step backward
  3. to budge (a little)
  4. to make one concession
  5. to step back (i.e. to re-think something)
  6. to distance oneself (from)
  7. to take a back seat

Reading

Kana

いっぽさがる

Romaji

ipposagaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 96362 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一歩譲る

いっぽゆずる

to be slightly inferior

一歩

いっぽ

(a) step

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

一歩先

いっぽさき

one step ahead

一歩ずつ

いっぽずつ

stepwise

一撃の下に

いちげきのもとに

with a single blow

一歩を踏み出す

いっぽをふみだす

to start on a project, etc.

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...