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退しぞく
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Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
1. to step back; to move back; to retreat
I dodge it by stepping back one step.
2. to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to exit
The retainer bowed and withdrew from the king's presence.
3. to resign; to retire; to quit
He stepped down as company president.
4. to concede
Whenever I said it was impossible, he backed down without a fuss.
Alt. forms
退しりぞく
97%
しりぞく
2%
斥しりぞく
Kanji used
退
retreat
Pitch accent
し
ぞ
く
Conjugations...Used in: 2319
Examples (13 in total)
He stepped down as company president.
I dodge it by stepping back one step.
This year my father stepped down from his post as company president.
The retainer bowed and withdrew from the king's presence.
I am one who has stepped away from the path of being a researcher.
Those of you who are wounded, don't push yourselves. Fall back to the rear!
The soldiers retreated from their positions.
After delivering the message, the secretary withdrew from the president's office.
I almost step back without meaning to.
Whenever I said it was impossible, he backed down without a fuss.
Ought he to be forced out of the presidency?
My grandfather retired from active work at sixty-five.
We've conceded this much, so I won't allow any more compromise.