Word Meaning 後へ引く

あとへひく ato he hiku

後へ引く is read as あとへひく (ato he hiku) and means to retreat.

Meaning

English

  1. to retreat
  2. to recede

Reading

Kana

あとへひく

Romaji

ato he hiku

Writing Variants

  • 後へ退く あとへひく ato he hiku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 47064 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後を引く

あとをひく

to have lingering effects

後に引けない

あとにひけない

unable to back out

後引き上戸

あとひきじょうご

insatiable drinker

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

後払い

ごばらい

deferred payment

後任

こうにん

successor

後列

こうれつ

back row