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後退
koutai
Description
「後退」は、前ではなく後ろに動くことです。
"後退" means to move backward, not forward.
車がバックする時や、力や状態が悪くなる時にも使います。
It is also used when a car reverses or when strength or condition worsens.
Meanings
後退koutai
moving backward; retreat
敵が来たので、少し後退した。
The enemy came, so we retreated a little.
後退koutai
decline; going backward in quality or state
経済が後退している。
The economy is in recession.
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Notes
- Etymology
後 (back, after) + 退 (retreat, withdraw); the opposite is 前進 (advance).
- Nuance
used for both physical backing up and figurative decline; often takes する to become a verb.
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