JMdict: 1163690
一進一退 【いっしんいったい】
- [n,vs,vi,adj-no] now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
Kanji in this word:
| Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一 | One, One Radical (no.1) | イチ, イツ | ひと-, ひと.つ | 1 |
| 進 | Advance, Proceed, Progress, Promote | シン | すす.む, すす.める | 3 |
| 退 | Retreat, Withdraw, Retire, Resign, Repel, Expel, Reject | タイ | しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける, ひ.く, の.く, の.ける, ど.く | 5 |