Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, 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

    Dictionary Definition

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

      1.

      to step back, to move back, to retreat

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

      2.

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

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

      3.

      to resign, to retire, to quit

    4. 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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    Examples

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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 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}

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      The lawmaker who caused a scandal has withdrawn from the political world.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

      • N2

      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. {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}

      • 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. {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}

      • 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. {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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