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    3. 後退

    後退

    後こう退たい

    retreat

    N1KMT4News #5+1TechnologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    こうたい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, backing up (of a vehicle), retrogression, retraction
    2.
    recession, waning

    Noun

    3.
    backspace (key)
    computing

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    車くるまが後こう退たいする。

    The car backs up.

    KMT2Daily Life
    経けい済ざいの成せい長ちょうが後こう退たいしている。

    Economic growth is receding.

    KMT4Business & Finance
    パソコンで文も字じを消けすには後こう退たいキーを押おします。

    To delete characters on a PC, press the backspace key.

    KMT4Technology
    敵てき軍ぐんは激はげしい攻こう撃げきを受うけて後こう退たいした。

    The enemy forces retreated after a fierce attack.

    KMT5Military
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを後こう退たいさせることを拒こばんだ。

    He refused to retract his opinion.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    退
    しりぞ.く・しりぞ.ける・ひ.く・の.く・の.ける・ど.く…(1)
    retreat・withdraw・retire・resign・repel…(2)
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