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    3. 退却

    退却

    退たい却きゃく

    retreat

    KMT10News #47+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab16 strokes

    たいきゃく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    retreat, withdrawal, retirement

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    敵てきは退たい却きゃくを開かい始しした。

    The enemy began to retreat.

    KMT9Military
    部ぶ隊たいは命めい令れいに従したがい、整せい然ぜんと退たい却きゃくした。

    The unit obeyed orders and retreated in an orderly fashion.

    KMT10Military
    劣れっ勢せいを悟さとった指し揮き官かんは、全ぜん軍ぐんに退たい却きゃくを命めいじた。

    Realizing their disadvantage, the commander ordered a full retreat of the army.

    KMT10MilitaryCore Concepts
    その戦たたかいでの退たい却きゃくは、後のちの反はん撃げきのための重おお要きな戦せん略りゃくだった。

    The retreat in that battle was an important strategy for a later counterattack.

    KMT10MilitaryHistory
    退たい却きゃく中ちゅうに多おおくの兵へい士しが敵てきの追つい撃げきによって命いのちを落おとした。

    Many soldiers lost their lives during the retreat due to enemy pursuit.

    KMT10Military

    Kanji that make up this word

    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)
    却
    かえ.って・しりぞ.く・しりぞ.ける…(1)
    instead・on the contrary・rather・step back・withdraw…(1)
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