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退却

Reading

Kana: たいきゃく
Romaji: taikyaku
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Definition

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retreat; withdrawal; retirement

Kanji

退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: キャク、 かえ.って、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける
Meanings: instead, on the contrary, rather, step back, withdraw, retreat

Example Sentences

退却(たいきゃく)のラッパが()った。
➥The trumpets sounded the retreat.
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(ぐん)退却(たいきゃく)しなければならんかった。
➥The army had to retreat.
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(かれ)らは退却(たいきゃく)するしかなかった。
➥They had no alternative but to retreat.
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