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    3. 二進一退

    二進一退

    二に進しん一いっ退たい

    two steps forward, one step back

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    にしんいったい

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    two steps forward, one step back

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    Kanji that make up this word

    二
    ふた・ふた.つ・ふたたび…(11)
    two・two radical (no. 7)
    進
    すす.む・すす.める…(2)
    advance・proceed・progress・promote
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    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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