こうたい
後退
retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; backing up (of a vehicle); retrogression; retraction
N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
retreat•falling back•moving backwards•reversing•backing up (of a vehicle)•retrogression•retraction
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
recession•waning
Noun
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Example Sentences
われわれは敵の攻勢に後退した。
We recoiled from the enemy's offensive.
彼は前進も後退もすまいと決めた。
He decided neither to advance nor to retreat.
前進しないことは後退につながる。
Not to advance is to go back.
彼の髪の毛は額から後退しつつある。
His hair is receding from his forehead.
社会情勢は前進というより後退している。
Social conditions are going backward rather than forward.