退却|たいきゃくtaikyaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretreat; withdrawal; retirement彼らは退却するしかなかった。↗They had no alternative but to retreat.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 退却する(たいきゃくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 退却します(たいきゃくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 退却しない(たいきゃくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 退却しません(たいきゃくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 退却せず・退却せぬ(たいきゃくせず・たいきゃくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 退却した(たいきゃくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 退却しました(たいきゃくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 退却しなかった(たいきゃくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 退却しませんでした(たいきゃくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 退却して(たいきゃくして) |
| Potential | 退却できる(たいきゃくできる) |
| Passive | 退却される(たいきゃくされる) |
| Causative | 退却させる(たいきゃくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 退却させられる(たいきゃくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 退却すれば(たいきゃくすれば) |
| tara | 退却したら(たいきゃくしたら) |
| Volitional | 退却しよう(たいきゃくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 退却しましょう(たいきゃくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 退却しろ(たいきゃくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym撤退てったいNeutralWithdrawing from a battle position or a market, also used of companies leaving a business; common in written prose. 「退却」 stresses the backward movement itself.
- Related敗走はいそうNeutralFleeing after a defeat, with a nuance of rout; 「退却」 is a backward withdrawal and does not necessarily imply a lost battle.
- Antonym進撃しんげきNeutralAdvancing on the enemy while attacking; the opposite of 「退却」, which is falling back.
- Antonym前進ぜんしんNeutralMoving forward; the reverse of 「退却」, which is falling back.
Use 「退却」 for pulling back and withdrawing, also figuratively for giving up on a venture that is not going well. Withdrawal from a region or market is 「撤退」; fleeing in defeat is 「敗走」. The opposites are 「前進」 and 「進撃」.
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