退
- On
- たい
- Kun
- しりぞ.く;しりぞ.ける;ひ.く;の.く;の.ける;ど.く
- Stroke count
- 9
・retreat
・withdraw
・retire
・resign
・repel
・expel
・reject
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “退く”
退く
しりぞく
to resign; to retire; to quit
Example sentence
My uncle retired from teaching last year, but he still managed to hang onto a position at the university.
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