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退ひく

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Inflections of 退く
Pitch accent
ひ く
Meaning
  1. 1
    to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
    usu. written as 引く
    See also: 引く (ひく)
    彼女かのじょは蛇へびを見みて退しりぞいた。
    She drew back when she saw a snake.
  2. 2
    to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
    usu. written as 引く
    See also: 引く (ひく)
  3. 3
    to resign; to retire; to quit
    See also: 退く (どく)
    彼かれは役職やくしょくから退しりぞいた。
    He retired from office.
Other entries with this writing
しりぞく to step back, to move back, to retreat
Kanji
退 タイ retreat, withdraw, retire
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Sentences
おい、いい加減かげんパンツネタはやめとけよな、読者どくしゃが退しりぞく、ドンビキ。
Hey, it's about time you quit it with the panty jokes. You'll put off the readers, you creeper!
兵士へいしたちは自分じぶんたちの陣地じんちから退しりぞいた。
The soldiers retreated from their positions.
彼女かのじょは蛇へびを見みて退しりぞいた。
She drew back when she saw a snake.
彼女かのじょが通とおれるように彼かれは横よこへ退しりぞいてあげた。
He stepped aside for her to pass.
彼女かのじょが通とおれるように私わたくしは脇わきに退しりぞいた。
I stepped aside for her to pass by.
彼かれは役職やくしょくから退しりぞいた。
He retired from office.
彼かれは大統領だいとうりょうの職しょくから強制的きょうせいてきに退しりぞくべきか。
Ought he to be forced out of the presidency?
彼かれはすごいスピードで走はしりだした、すると人々ひとびとは跳とび退しりぞいて彼かれに道みちをゆずり始はじめた。
He started to run very fast, so that people began to jump out of his way.
進すすむべきか退しりぞくべきか、はっきりとはわからなかった。
I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.
おじは去年きょねん教職きょうしょくを退しりぞいたが、それでも何なんとか大学だいがくでの地位ちいにしがみつこうとした。
My uncle retired from teaching last year, but he still managed to hang onto a position at the university.

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