Lingaku退く【どく】
Frequency rank: 4,282. – 4,285.
- to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make wayword usually written using kana alone
- to resign; to retire; to quit; to secedeonly applies to のく
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 退く【どく】【のく】Frequency rank: 4,282. – 4,285.
- どくFrequency rank: 11,113. – 11,140.
- のくFrequency rank: 45,256. – 46,118.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
- to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede
This meaning is used when someone physically steps aside or moves to allow passage, creating space for someone or something.
This meaning refers to the act of formally leaving a position, job, or organization. It can involve stepping down from a role or withdrawing from a commitment.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しりぞく退くきごう(どくきごう)to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make wayしりぞく退くことにするto decide to step asideしりぞいて退いてくれるto ask (someone) to step asideしりぞく退くじかん時間time to step asideたいしょく退職をするto retire from a jobみずから自らしりぞく退くto voluntarily resignしりぞく退くことがもとめられる求められるto be required to step asideじゅうよう重要なばめん場面でしりぞく退くto step aside in an important situationせいじ政治からしりぞく退くto withdraw from politicsえんまん円満にしりぞく退くto retire amicablyしりぞく退くじゅんび準備をするto prepare to step aside
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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"Please move aside." "Ya wanna make something of it, sonny?"
Hey, it's about time you quit it with the panty jokes. You'll put off the readers, you creeper!
My uncle retired from teaching last year, but he still managed to hang onto a position at the university.