コウタイ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; backing up (of a vehicle); retrogression; retraction
Having said that, she took a step back.
2. recession; waning
The party's strength declined sharply in the election.
Noun
Computing
3. backspace (key)
Pitch accent
コ
ウタイ
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
infinite regress
backspace character; BS
Examples (11 in total)
I stood up and tried to back away.
I hurriedly retreat.
The enemy was gradually pulling back its position.
Having said that, she took a step back.
His hair is receding from his forehead.
The situation hasn't moved backward, but it hasn't moved forward either.
The party's strength declined sharply in the election.
He decided neither to advance nor to retreat.
The leaves appear gray as their original green color recedes.
In response to that order, the army began to slowly retreat while keeping the enemy in check.
He argued that the new policy was bound to drive the economy into recession.