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後手
Hiragana
ごて
Noun
Japanese Meaning
後ろの手。後方の手。 / 将棋・囲碁などで、先に手を出されて後から指す（打つ）側。先手の反対。 / 物事の処理で相手や他より遅れる、または受け身に回る立場。「後手に回る」などの形で用いる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あいてよりおそくうごくこと。こちらがさきにうごけず、あいてにあわせるようす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（围棋）失去先手；处于被动应对对方的局面。 / （围棋）使己方丧失先手的着法。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（圍棋）無先手、後走；被動應對對手的局面 / （圍棋）使己方失去先手的著手
Korean Meaning
(바둑) 선수를 잡지 못한 상태, 상대 수에 대응만 하는 입장 / (바둑) 나중에 두는 쪽; 후수 / (바둑) 선수를 잃게 만드는 수
Indonesian
keadaan tidak memegang inisiatif; bergerak belakangan; merespons ancaman lawan / langkah yang membuat kehilangan inisiatif (Go)
Vietnamese Meaning
(cờ vây) Thế bị động; đi sau, phải đáp trả nước của đối thủ. / (cờ vây) Nước đi làm mất tiên, mất thế chủ động.
Tagalog Meaning
kawalan ng inisyatiba / pagiging huli sa galaw / galaw na nagpapawala ng inisyatiba
Sense（1）
(go) Not having the initiative; moving last in an area; responding to the opponent's threats.
Sense（2）
(go) A move that causes one to lose the initiative.
Sense（3）
(go) A position where one or both players have such a move.
Sense（4）
(shogi) The second player.
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Quizzes for review
(go) Not having the initiative; moving last in an area; responding to the opponent's threats. / (go) A move that causes one to lose the initiative.
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後手
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He is always on the back foot.
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彼は常に後手に回ってしまう。
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