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後手を踏む (ごてをふむ) — to be forestalled | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
後手を踏む

後手を踏む

後ごて手を踏ふむ

to be forestalled

Kanji Vocab Work & Career34 strokes

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ごてをふむ

Verb, Intransitive

1.

to be forestalled, to fall behind, to be one step behind

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Kanji that make up this word

のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)

behind・back・later

て・て-・-て・た-…(2)

ふ.む・ふ.まえる…(1)

step・trample・carry through・appraise・evade payment

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