後手 (Gote): Rear Guard, Losing Initiative

Meaning

English

rear guard
losing initiative
being forestalled
second move (in go or shogi)
moving second
person with the second move

Reading

Kana

ごて

Romaji

gote

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 先手 Rank 12822 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後ろ手

うしろで

putting one's hands behind one's back

後手に回る

ごてにまわる

to be forestalled

手が後ろに回る

てがうしろにまわる

to have one's hands tied behind one

後方

こうほう

behind

後者

こうしゃ

the latter

後世

こうせい

posterity

後発

こうはつ

starting late

後味

あとあじ

aftertaste

後生大事

ごしょうだいじ

with religious zeal

後代

こうだい

posterity

上手

じょうず

flattery

買い手

かいて

buyer

Example Sentences

1

こうなることは予測できたのに、何でもっと早く手を打たなかったの？いつも対応が後手後手じゃないの。

We had predicted such a thing might occur, so why didn't you act sooner? It feels like you are always behind with dealing with these sorts of things.