Word Meaning 一歩退く

いっぽひく ippohiku

一歩退く is read as いっぽひく (ippohiku) and means to take a step backward.

Meaning

English

to take a step backward
to retreat a step

Reading

Kana

いっぽひく

Romaji

ippohiku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 91070 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一進一退

いっしんいったい

now advancing and now retreating

一歩前進

いっぽぜんしん

(a) step forward

一歩も引かない

いっぽもひかない

not budging an inch

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

一歩ずつ

いっぽずつ

stepwise