Word Meaning 後ろ髪を引かれる

うしろがみをひかれる ushirogami o hikareru

後ろ髪を引かれる is read as うしろがみをひかれる (ushirogami o hikareru) 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

ushirogami o hikareru

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 129963 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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後ろ髪

うしろがみ

hair on the back of one's head

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

後ろ指を指される

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