手が後ろに回る

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
手 後 回
Grade: 1 Grade: 2 Grade: 2

Verb

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手(て)が後(うし)ろに回(まわ)る • (te ga ushiro ni mawaru) godan (stem 手(て)が後(うし)ろに回(まわ)り (te ga ushiro ni mawari), past 手(て)が後(うし)ろに回(まわ)った (te ga ushiro ni mawatta))

  1. (literally) have one's hands behind one's back
  2. (idiomatic) be arrested
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