Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 後出し(あとだし) in Japanese

後出し
Kana Reading
あとだし
Romaji
atodashi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock-paper-scissors)
    Example sentence
    「じゃんけんね」「ぐー」「ちょ・・パー」「後出しかよ！」 Rock-paper-scissors, OK? "Rock" "Scis..Paper" "Foul!"

Examples of 後出し, あとだし in a sentence

  • 「じゃんけんね」「ぐー」「ちょ・・パー」「後出しかよ！」

    Rock-paper-scissors, OK? "Rock" "Scis..Paper" "Foul!"

Kanji in this word

後 JLPT 5

9 strokes

behind, back, later

On'Yomi: ゴ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

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出 JLPT 5

5 strokes

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

On'Yomi: シュツ, スイ

Kun'Yomi: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす

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