Word Meaning 後ろ髪をひかれる

うしろがみをひかれる ushirogamiohikareru

後ろ髪をひかれる is read as うしろがみをひかれる (ushirogamiohikareru) and means to do something with painful reluctance.

Meaning

English

to do something with painful reluctance
to have one's hair pulled from behind

Reading

Kana

うしろがみをひかれる

Romaji

ushirogamiohikareru

Writing Variants

後ろ髪を引かれる うしろがみをひかれる ushirogami o hikareru

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 142640 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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後ろ髪

うしろがみ

hair on the back of one's head

後れを取る

おくれをとる

to fall behind

後手に回る

ごてにまわる

to be forestalled

後ろ指をさされる

うしろゆびをさされる

to be talked about behind one's back

後日に譲る

ごじつにゆずる

to keep (the matter) for another occasion

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