Word Meaning 手が後ろに回る

てがうしろにまわる te ga ushironimawaru

手が後ろに回る is read as てがうしろにまわる (te ga ushironimawaru) and means to have one's hands tied behind one.

Meaning

English

to have one's hands tied behind one
to be arrested

Reading

Kana

てがうしろにまわる

Romaji

te ga ushironimawaru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 40705 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後手に回る

ごてにまわる

to be forestalled

手が回る

てがまわる

to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police)

手回し

てまわし

preparations

手回り

てまわり

at hand

手を回す

てをまわす

to use one's influence

後回し

あとまわし

putting off

後手

ごて

rear guard

後ろ手

うしろで

putting one's hands behind one's back

後退回復

こうたいかいふく

backward (file) recovery

後退ファイル回復

こうたいふぁいるかいふく

backward file recovery

手間取る

てまどる

to take more time than expected

手がける

てがける

to rear