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N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

退()to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede

      Only applies to のく

    All Forms

    退く 【どく】退く 【のく】

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    Examples

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      (わたし)はここから退()つもりはない。

      I have no intention of moving from here.

      • N3

      そこを(とお)りたいので退()いてくれませんか?

      I would like to pass through there, so could you please step aside?

      • N3

      子供(こども)(たち)退(しりぞ)くように()っても退()こうとしてくれませんでした。

      Even after asking the children to move aside, they didn't comply.

      • N3

      折角(せっかく)早起(はやお)きをしてとった花見(はなみ)スポットなので簡単(かんたん)退()わけにはいかない。

      I woke up early and secured this spot for cherry blossom viewing, so it wouldn’t be easy for me to leave it.

      • N3

      (きみ)たち、ちょっと(ほか)通行人(つうこうにん)邪魔(じゃま)になっているからそこを退()いてくれないかい?

      Hey, you guys are blocking the way for other pedestrians. Could you please move aside?

      • N2
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