Word Meaning 一歩手前

いっぽてまえ ippotemae

一歩手前 is read as いっぽてまえ (ippotemae) and means just this side of.

Meaning

English

just this side of
one step short of
on the brink

Reading

Kana

いっぽてまえ

Romaji

ippotemae

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 87249 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一歩前進

いっぽぜんしん

(a) step forward

一人前

ひとりまえ

adult

一丁前

いっちょまえ

adult

一手

いって

one move (in go, shogi, etc.)

一歩

いっぽ

(a) step

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

一歩ずつ

いっぽずつ

stepwise

手前

てまえ

tea-ceremony procedures

一番手

いちばんて

first person (to do)

一塁手

いちるいしゅ

first baseman