Word Meaning 後を絶たない

あとをたたない ato o tatanai

後を絶たない is read as あとをたたない (ato o tatanai) and means never ceasing.

Meaning

English

never ceasing
never ending
endless

Reading

Kana

あとをたたない

Romaji

ato o tatanai

Writing Variants

跡を絶たない あとをたたない ato o tatanai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb ✓ Rank 103038 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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後を絶たず

あとをたたず

never ceasing

空前絶後

くうぜんぜつご

(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last

絶後

ぜつご

(of a kind) never to be seen again

後払い

ごばらい

deferred payment

後追い

あとおい

trailing

後に引けない

あとにひけない

unable to back out

後ろめたい

うしろめたい

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.)

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