Vocab Info
N2 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb
退く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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う-verb (く), Intransitive verb
1.
to step back, to move back, to retreat
2.
to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
3.
to resign, to retire, to quit
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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頑固な父は自説から退きません。
My stubborn father will not concede his opinion.
不祥事を起こした議員が政界から退いた。
The lawmaker who caused a scandal has withdrawn from the political world.
巨人を前にした主人公が大股で一歩退きました。
The protagonist, faced with a giant, took a big step back.
右足首の骨を折った事をきっかけに、現役選手を退く事にした。
Following the incident where I broke the bone in my right ankle, I decided to retire from being an active player.
銃撃や爆弾による敵の攻撃に圧倒され、じりじりと退いてしまった。
Overwhelmed by the enemy's attacks with gunfire and bombs, we gradually retreated.
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