How to say retreat in Japanese

JLPTN1
後退★【こうたいkoutai】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; retrogression; retraction
  • recession; waning

noun:

  • backspace (key) - IT term

Example Sentences

後方kouhouのno敵tekiはha現状genjouあくまでakumade退路を断つtairowotatsuだけdakeのno存在sonzai。
The enemy behind us presently exists solely to cut off our retreat.
彼らkareraはha退却taikyakuするsuruしかshikaなかったnakatta。
They had no alternative but to retreat.
彼kareはha前進zenshinもmo後退koutaiもmoすsuまいmaiとto決めたkimeta。
He decided neither to advance nor to retreat.
退却taikyakuのnoラッパRAPPAがga鳴ったnatta。
The trumpets sounded the retreat.
進むsusumuべきbekiかka退くshirizokuべきbekiかka、はっきりとhakkiritoはhaわからなかったwakaranakatta。
I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.

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