Word

退く

どく
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way

  2. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede

In Spanish

  1. recular; hacerse a un lado; retirarse; recular; retroceder; ceder

Other readings
のく

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 彼女かのじょが通とおれるように彼かれは横よこへ退どいてあげた。

    He stepped aside for her to pass.

    Se apartó para que pasara ella.

    Tatoeba #95284(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼女かのじょが通とおれるように私わたしは脇わきに退どいた。

    I stepped aside for her to pass by.

    Tatoeba #95285(opens in a new tab)

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