Word Meaning 後に引けない

あとにひけない ato ni hikenai

後に引けない is read as あとにひけない (ato ni hikenai) and means unable to back out.

Meaning

English

  1. unable to back out
  2. unable to withdraw
  3. unable to stop
  4. unable to compromise

Reading

Kana

あとにひけない

Romaji

ato ni hikenai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 49772 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後へ引く

あとへひく

to retreat

後を引く

あとをひく

to have lingering effects

後引き上戸

あとひきじょうご

insatiable drinker

後払い

ごばらい

deferred payment

後追い

あとおい

trailing

後ろめたい

うしろめたい

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.)

後妻

ごさい

second wife

後期

こうき

latter period

後回し

あとまわし

putting off

後ろ向き

うしろむき

back-facing

後始末

あとしまつ

cleaning up afterwards

後戻り

あともどり

retrogression