Illustration: On a path beside a Japanese farm pond, a visitor slowly backs away from a goose that has spread its wings across the path. His chest, eyes, and raised palms remain directed toward the bird, but his leading movement is a cautious backward step, one heel feeling for clear ground behind him.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

後こう退たい

koutai

to retreat, to move back

Example sentences

彼かれらは戦術せんじゅつを急きゅうに変更へんこうして軍ぐんを後退こうたいさせた。
They moved the troops back in a sudden change of tactics.
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前進ぜんしんしないことは後退こうたいにつながる。
Not to advance is to go back.
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彼かれは前進ぜんしんも後退こうたいもすまいと決きめた。
He decided neither to advance nor to retreat.
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Kanji in 後退

後behind; backOnゴ・コウKunのち・うしろ・うしろ
退retreat; withdrawOnタイKunしりぞく・しりぞける・ひく

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