後退

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Chinese

back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
retreat; to decline; to move back
retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
 
trad. (後退) 退
simp. (后退) 退
anagram 退後退后

Pronunciation


Verb

後退

  1. to step back; to move back
  2. to retreat

Synonyms

  • (to step back): 退步 (tuìbù)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (後退):
  • Japanese: 後退(こうたい) (kōtai)
  • Korean: 후퇴(後退) (hutoe)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
退
こう
Grade: 2
たい
Grade: 6
kan'on on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)退(たい) (kōtai

  1. regress, regression, retreat, recession

Antonyms

Verb

(こう)退(たい)する (kōtai surusuru (stem (こう)退(たい) (kōtai shi), past (こう)退(たい)した (kōtai shita))

  1. to regress, to retreat

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN