Meaning of 後を引く(あとをひく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 後を引く

Kana Reading あとをひく

Romaji atowohiku

Parts of speech

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ku` ending

Meaning

to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after
Parts of speech

Meaning

to have lingering effects

Example Sentences

後を引く, あとをひく used in context

父(ちち)の死(し)のショックが後を引いていて、彼女(かのじょ)は外出(がいしゅつ)する気力(きりょく)がなかった(ない)。

The shock of her father's death lingered on and she didn't feel like going out at all.
このポテトチップおいしくて(おいしい)後を引く(あとをひく)ね。

These potato chips are good enough to make you want more.

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain

後を引く

Plain Polite

後を引きます

Negative

後を引かない

Negative Polite

後を引きません

Past

Plain

後を引いた

Plain Polite

後を引きました

Negative

後を引かなかった

Negative Polite

後を引きませんでした

Plain

後を引いて

Plain Polite

後を引きまして

Negative

Negative Polite

Passive

Plain

後を引かれる

Plain Polite

後を引かれます

Negative

後を引かれない

Negative Polite

後を引かれません

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Kanji found in this word

引 JLPT 4

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

On: イン

Kun: ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける

4 strokes

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後 JLPT 5

behind, back, later

On: ゴ, コウ

Kun: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

9 strokes

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