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retreat

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Kun readingしりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける、ひ.く、の.く、の.ける、ど.く

Jōyō Grade 6

to step aside
to move (out of the way)
to make way
to resign
to retire

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road (辶) · silver (金)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1575

Compound words

退院たいいん

leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

引退いんたい

retirement

辞退じたい

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy)

減退げんたい

decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease

後退こうたい

retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; backing up (of a vehicle)

進退しんたい

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; movement; course of action; behaviour

衰退すいたい

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

早退そうたい

leaving early

退学たいがく

dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

退官たいかん

retirement from office

退却たいきゃく

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

退去たいきょ

departure; leaving; going away; evacuation; recession

退治たいじ

extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression

退社たいしゃ

resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)

退職たいしょく

retirement; resignation

退陣たいじん

resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping

退任たいにん

retirement; resignation; stepping down

退避たいひ

taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

脱退だったい

withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out

中退ちゅうたい

leaving school during a term

撤退てったい

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

敗退はいたい

being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)

退くどく

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

退屈たいくつ

tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting; tiresome

Kun Reading Examples

進むべきか退くべきか、はっきりとはわからなかった。ひく

I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は退役軍人ではないかと思った。

I guessed that he was an ex-serviceman.tatoeba

彼は退職後庭いじりを始めた。

He took up gardening after he retired.tatoeba

彼は退職後つりにこり始めた。

He took to fishing after retirement.tatoeba

最後は不退院で没している。

He died in the Futai-in Temple in the end.wiki

不退院の前は岡崎城の近くの光善寺の住職をしていた。

Before came to the Futai-in Temple, he was the chief priest of the Kozen-ji Temple near the Okazaki-jo Castle.wiki

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