Lingaku後ずさる【あとずさる】
Frequency rank: 7,938. – 7,949.
- to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Forms
- 後ずさる【あとずさる】Frequency rank: 7,938. – 7,949.
- 後退る【あとずさる】【あとじさる】Frequency rank: 13,818. – 13,868.
- 後じさる【あとじさる】Frequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.
- あとずさるFrequency rank: 38,257. – 38,767.
- あとじさる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
This meaning is used when someone physically moves backward or away from a situation, often due to fear, hesitation, or an unwillingness to confront something.
I instinctively retreated.
I backed off at his loud voice.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あとずさり後ずさりするto back offあとずさり後ずさりしてにげる逃げるto retreat and escapeあとずさる後ずさることができないunable to step backきょうふ恐怖であとずさる後ずさるto retreat in fearあとずさって後ずさってみる見るto step back and lookあとずさり後ずさりしながらはなす話すto talk while backing awayあとずさり後ずさりすることにきめる決めるto decide to withdrawあとずさる後ずさるようにうごく動くto move back as if retreatingあとずさる後ずさるはんのう反応a reaction of backing offゆうきをもって勇気を持ってまえにすすむ前に進むのではなく、あとずさる後ずさることをえらぶ選ぶto choose to retreat instead of moving forward with courage
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