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N2 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

退(しりぞ)to step back, to move back, to leave (the presence of a superior), to withdraw, to retreat, to concede, to resign, to retire, to quit

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    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to step back, to move back, to retreat

      2. 2.

        to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit

      3. 3.

        to resign, to retire, to quit

      4. 4.

        to concede

    All Forms

    退く 【しりぞく】退く 【しぞく】斥く 【しりぞく】斥く 【しぞく】

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      頑固(がんこ)(ちち)自説(じせつ)から退(しりぞ)きません。

      My stubborn father will not concede his opinion.

      • N2

      不祥事(ふしょうじ)()こした議員(ぎいん)政界(せいかい)から退(しりぞ)いた。

      The lawmaker who caused a scandal has withdrawn from the political world.

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      巨人(きょじん)(まえ)にした主人公(しゅじんこう)大股(おおまた)(いっ)()退(しりぞ)きました。

      The protagonist, faced with a giant, took a big step back.

      • N2

      (みぎ)足首(あしくび)(ほね)()った(こと)をきっかけに、現役(げんえき)選手(せんしゅ)退(しりぞ)(こと)にした。

      Following the incident where I broke the bone in my right ankle, I decided to retire from being an active player.

      • N2

      銃撃(じゅうげき)爆弾(ばくだん)による(てき)攻撃(こうげき)圧倒(あっとう)され、じりじりと退(しりぞ)いてしまった。

      Overwhelmed by the enemy's attacks with gunfire and bombs, we gradually retreated.

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