敗走|はいそうhaisou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbflight; rout; debacle
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 敗走する(はいそうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 敗走します(はいそうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 敗走しない(はいそうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 敗走しません(はいそうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 敗走せず・敗走せぬ(はいそうせず・はいそうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 敗走した(はいそうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 敗走しました(はいそうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 敗走しなかった(はいそうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 敗走しませんでした(はいそうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 敗走して(はいそうして) |
| Potential | 敗走できる(はいそうできる) |
| Passive | 敗走される(はいそうされる) |
| Causative | 敗走させる(はいそうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 敗走させられる(はいそうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 敗走すれば(はいそうすれば) |
| tara | 敗走したら(はいそうしたら) |
| Volitional | 敗走しよう(はいそうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 敗走しましょう(はいそうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 敗走しろ(はいそうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related退却たいきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Withdrawing or pulling back from a battlefield, not necessarily after a defeat — it can be a deliberate retreat; 「敗走」 is fleeing after losing.
- Related撤退てったいNeutralNeutral. Withdrawing from positions, markets, etc. — a strategic decision, as in 「市場から撤退する」; 「敗走」 is fleeing after a defeat.
- Related敗北はいぼくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Simply losing — a defeat in battle or a contest; it carries no sense of running away, which is the core of 「敗走」.
- Antonym進撃しんげきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Attacking while pushing forward; the opposite of 「敗走」, which is falling back in flight after defeat.
- Antonym追撃ついげきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Pursuing and attacking a fleeing enemy — the flip side of 「敗走」, where you are the one running.
- Antonym勝利しょうりNeutralNeutral. Winning a battle or contest; the direct opposite of 「敗走」, losing the fight and fleeing.
Use 「敗走」 — written/formal — for fleeing after losing a battle, as in 「敵軍が敗走する」. For pulling back say 「撤退」 or 「退却」; for simply losing, 「敗北」. The opposites are 「追撃」 and 「勝利」.
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