Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 撃退(げきたい) in Japanese

撃退
Kana Reading
げきたい
Romaji
gekitai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    repulse; repel (i.e. the enemy)
    Example sentence
    人々は侵略を撃退することができた。 The people could repel the invasion.

Examples of 撃退, げきたい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

撃 JLPT 1

15 strokes

beat, attack, defeat, conquer

On'Yomi: ゲキ

Kun'Yomi: う.つ

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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

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