後退
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; backing up (of a vehicle); retrogression; retraction
2. recession; waning
Noun
3. backspace (key)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
こうたい
Used in vocabulary
Examples9
自動車
Automobile sales suffered a setback at the end of the financial year.
きっと、
The policy is bound to drive the economy into further recession.
彼の
His hair is receding from his forehead.
われわれ
We recoiled from the enemy's offensive.
彼
He decided neither to advance nor to retreat.
前進
Not to advance is to go back.