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退く
どく
N3
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
usually kana
Meanings
1
to retreat
2
to recede
3
to withdraw
4
to step aside
5
to move (out of the way)
6
to make way
7
to resign
8
to retire
Example sentence
彼は大統領の職から強制的に退くべきか。
Ought he to be forced out of the presidency?
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Mine a sentence — saw 退く in the wild?
Kanji in this word
退
Retreat, Withdraw, Retire
9 strokes
More words with
退
撤退
てったい ·
evacuation
退職
たいしょく ·
retirement (from office)
N1
引退
いんたい ·
retirement
N3
脱退
だったい ·
secession
N1
中退
ちゅうたい ·
leaving school during a term
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後退
こうたい ·
retreat
N1
辞退
じたい ·
refusal
N3
退院
たいいんする ·
leaving hospital
N4
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