Vocab Info
N3 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb
退くto step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
Dictionary Definition
Common
- う-verb (く), Intransitive verb - 1. - to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way Usually written using kana alone
- 2. - to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede Only applies to のく
 
All Forms
退く 【どく】、退く 【のく】
Details
- ど 
- く 
 
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Examples
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- 私はここから退くつもりはない。 - I have no intention of moving from here. - N3
 
- そこを通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
 
- 子供達に退くように言っても、そうしてくれませんでした。 - Even after asking the children to move aside, they didn't comply. - N3
 
- 折角早起きをしてとった花見スポットなので簡単に退くわけにはいかない。 - I woke up early and secured this spot for cherry blossom viewing, so it wouldn’t be easy for me to leave it. - N3
 
- 君たち、ちょっと他の通行人の邪魔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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