いっ
一
しん
進
いっ
一
たい
退

noun, takes する, intransitive verb, takes genitive case の

Messages.yoji.
  1. now advancing and now retreating, ebb and flow, seesawing, taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いっ
一
しん
進
いっ
一
たい
退
 一進一退 いっしんいったい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
advance, proceed, progress
シン　すす.む　のぶ (3rd, N3)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
retreat, withdraw, retire
タイ　しりぞ.く　の.く (5th, N3)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant