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We found 3 words, 1 kanji, and 340 examples matching '退く'
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to step back; to move back
2. to leave (the presence of a superior); to withdraw; to retreat; to concede
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Most common form: のく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way  (often written with kana only)
2. to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede  (this meaning is restricted to reading のく)
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move back; to draw back; to recede  (also written as 引く)
2. to lessen; to subside; to ebb
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退
タイ   しりぞ to retreat, back off   しりぞける to repel   
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われわれときどき
いっぽ
一歩
しりぞ
退
いて
かんが
えなければならない

We should sometimes pause to think.
かれ
やくしょく
役職
から
しりぞ
退
いた

He retired from office.
へいし
兵士
たち
じぶん
自分
たち
じんち
陣地
から
しりぞ
退
いた

The soldiers retreated from their positions.
かのじょ
彼女
へび
しりぞ
退
いた

She drew back when she saw a snake.
かのじょ
彼女
とお
れる
ように
かれ
よこ
しりぞ
退
いてあげた

He stepped aside for her to pass.
 
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