単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#11,555 most used

後手

ごて0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

losing initiative

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

The company is always a step behind in how it responds.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

losing initiative; being forestalled

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

second move (in go or shogi); moving second; person with the second move

noun

3

rear guard

noun

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#11,555 most used

Written後手 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium