Word Meaning 後ずさり

あとずさり atozusari

後ずさり is read as あとずさり (atozusari) and means stepping back.

Meaning

English

  1. stepping back
  2. drawing back

Reading

Kana

あとずさり

Romaji

atozusari

Writing Variants

  • 後じさり あとじさり atojisari
  • 後退り あとじさり atojisari
  • 後退り あとずさり atozusari

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 22511 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後戻り

あともどり

retrogression

後の祭り

あとのまつり

a day after the fair

後書き

あとがき

afterword

あと

after one's death

後半

こうはん

second half

うしろ

back

しり

consequence

後日

ごじつ

in the future

のち

after one's death

後見

こうけん

(theatrical) assistant

後年

こうねん

future years

後々

あとあと

future

Example Sentences

3

She drew back when she saw a snake.

Tom stepped forward to kiss Mary, but she stepped back.

Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.