Single kanji#9,631 most used

退く

しりぞく3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to step back; to retreat

ITS KANJI

Formal

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.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

to step back; to move back; to retreat

godan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to exit

godan verb · intransitive

to resign; to retire; to quit

godan verb · intransitive

to concede

godan verb · intransitive

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#9,631 most used

Written退く only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium