Word Meaning 後を引く

あとをひく ato o hiku

後を引く is read as あとをひく (ato o hiku) and means to have lingering effects.

Meaning

English

  1. to have lingering effects
  2. to be moreish
  3. to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after

Reading

Kana

あとをひく

Romaji

ato o hiku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 47708 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後へ引く

あとへひく

to retreat

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