Word Meaning 後手後手

ごてごて gotegote

後手後手 is read as ごてごて (gotegote) and means behind with everything.

Meaning

English

behind with everything
too late
reactive

Reading

Kana

ごてごて

Romaji

gotegote

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 71181 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後手

ごて

rear guard

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

Example Sentences

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.