Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to take a step backward

    もう一歩下がると、崖から落ちるよ。
    Another step, and you'll fall over the cliff.
  2. to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to take a back seat

    Idiomatic expression

  3. to behave humbly

    Idiomatic expression

  4. to budge (a little); to make one concession

    Idiomatic expression

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

one, one radical (no.1)

Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
On
イチイツ
Strokes
1
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
2 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-1-4SKIP code
0a1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0Four corner code
3072deroo
4e00Unicode hex code
1-16-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1New Nelson (John Haig)
3341New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1Morohashi
1A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1sakade
1Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1henshall3
1Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1crowley
1Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
ilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

walk, counter for steps

Kun
ある.くあゆ.む
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
554 of 2500
Radical
stop
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

ゆきゆみ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-4SKIP code
3n5.3The Kanji Dictionary
2120.9Four corner code
1260deroo
6b69Unicode hex code
1-42-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2433Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2958New Nelson (John Haig)
2416New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3071Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1566Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2141Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
371Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
397Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
312A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
694Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
433Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16284Morohashi
202A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
431Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
437Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
136sakade
204Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
221henshall3
165Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
267crowley
176Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
1130Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
377Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu4Pinyin reading
boKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Kun
したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
97 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

さかしと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
2m1.2The Kanji Dictionary
1023.0Four corner code
3154deroo
4e0bUnicode hex code
1-18-28JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
9New Nelson (John Haig)
3378New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4186Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2115Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2862Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
50Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
51Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
72A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
46Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
30Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14Morohashi
7A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
31Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21sakade
6Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
24henshall3
13Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
75crowley
32Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
4Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
50Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xia4Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level