退却

たいきゃく

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive retreat; withdrawal; retirement

Kanji

• 退 withdraw. Read as タイ.
• 却 away. Read as キャク.

Example sentences

• 軍は退却しなければならんかった。
  The army had to retreat.
• 彼らは退却するしかなかった。
  They had no alternative but to retreat.

Words containing 退却

• 総退却 (そうたいきゃく) full retreat

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