Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, 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
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1.
to step back, to move back, to retreat
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
2.
to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
3.
to resign, to retire, to quit
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
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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り
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く
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頑固な父は自説から退きません。
My stubborn father will not back down from his own opinion. {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}
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The lawmaker who caused a scandal has withdrawn from the political world. {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}
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. {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}
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. {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}
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. {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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