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Meaning of 一進一退 in Japanese
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一進一退
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Kana Readingいっしんいったい
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Romajiisshin'ittai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
- Meaning
- now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
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Kanji in this word
退
JLPT 3
9 strokes
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
On'Yomi: タイ
Kun'Yomi: しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける, ひ.く, の.く, の.ける, ど.く
進
JLPT 4
11 strokes
advance, proceed, progress, promote
On'Yomi: シン
Kun'Yomi: すす.む, すす.める