Word Meaning 敵に後ろを見せる

てきにうしろをみせる teki ni ushiroomiseru

敵に後ろを見せる is read as てきにうしろをみせる (teki ni ushiroomiseru) and means to expose one's weakness to an adversary.

Meaning

English

to expose one's weakness to an adversary
to flee from one's enemy
to turn tail

Reading

Kana

てきにうしろをみせる

Romaji

teki ni ushiroomiseru

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 43010 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

即位後朝見の儀

そくいごちょうけんのぎ

First Audience after the Ascension to the Throne

後見

こうけん

(theatrical) assistant

前後の見境もなく

ぜんごのみさかいもなく

without considering the consequences

成年被後見人

せいねんひこうけんにん

adult ward

被後見人

ひこうけんにん

ward (of the court)

成年後見人

せいねんこうけんにん

adult guardian

敵に回る

てきにまわる

to turn against

敵に塩を送る

てきにしおをおくる

to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness

敵を破る

てきをやぶる

to defeat one's enemy

敵対

てきたい

hostility

敵国

てきこく

enemy nation

敵

てき

opponent