Godan verb

  1. to retreat, to back off, to draw back, to step back, to shrink away.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
後ずさる あとずさる
退
 
後退る あとずさる
あと
じさ
退
 
後退る あとじさる
あと
 
 
 
後じさる あとじさる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

behind, back, later
ゴ のち コウ (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)