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後退 (こうたい): retreat, backspace — Japanese vocabulary

後退 is read こうたい and means "retreat, backspace". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

後退

Reading
こうたい · koutai
Translation
retreat, backspace
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
こうたいが

Example

自動車の売れ行きは年度末に後退しました。

じどうしゃのうれゆきはねんどまつにこうたいしました。

Automobile sales suffered a setback at the end of the financial year.

Kanji in this word

  • 後 — behind, after
  • 退 — retreat, resign

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