Word Meaning 後ろ言

うしろごと ushirogoto

後ろ言 is read as うしろごと (ushirogoto) and means crying over spilt milk.

Meaning

English

  1. crying over spilt milk
  2. complaining about things that have already happened
  3. speaking ill behind someone's back
  4. malicious gossip

Reading

Kana

うしろごと

Romaji

ushirogoto

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 71904 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

面従後言

めんじゅうこうげん

pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back

言葉後

ことばじり

slip of the tongue

後方

こうほう

behind

後者

こうしゃ

the latter

後手

ごて

rear guard

後世

こうせい

posterity

後発

こうはつ

starting late

後味

あとあじ

aftertaste

後ろ手

うしろで

putting one's hands behind one's back

後生大事

ごしょうだいじ

with religious zeal

後代

こうだい

posterity

一言

いちげん

single word