EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    going backward; turning back; backtracking; doubling back

    もうここまで来たらやるしかないでしょう。もう後戻りはできない。
    We've come this far, so we can't stop now. I don't want to backslide.
  2. regression; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

behind, back, later

Kun
のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる
On
コウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
26 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

こししいしり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3i6.5The Kanji Dictionary
2224.7Four corner code
2067deroo
5f8cUnicode hex code
1-24-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1610Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1742New Nelson (John Haig)
361New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1379Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1479Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
45A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1300Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
276Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10098Morohashi
111A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
48Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208sakade
53Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
123henshall3
174Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
48crowley
30Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
625Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1391Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hou4Pinyin reading
huKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards

Kun
もど.すもど.る
On
レイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
890 of 2500
Radical
door
WaniKani
Level 37

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-1-6, 3-4-3SKIP code
4m3.1The Kanji Dictionary
3023.4Four corner code
3063deroo
623bUnicode hex code
1-44-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1818Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2051New Nelson (John Haig)
1942New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2441Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1234Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1699Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1081Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1162Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
923A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1850Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11707XMorohashi
1920A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1238Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1304Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
552Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1124Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1201Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
842Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1090Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
ryeo, ryeolKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
37WaniKani level