退く

Meanings

1. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to step back; to move back; to retreat

2. Godan verb · Intransitive

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

3. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to resign; to retire; to quit

4. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to concede

In Spanish

1. retroceder; ir marcha atrás; recular

Kanji in this word

• 退

Example sentences

• 彼は大統領の職から強制的に退くべきか。

  Ought he to be forced out of the presidency?

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• おじは去年教職を退いたが、それでも何とか大学での地位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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