退く (しりぞく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

退く (しりぞく) means to retreat / to withdraw / to step back.

See example sentences below.

退く at a glance

退く

しりぞくshirizoku

N1verb

to retreat / to withdraw / to step back

退くしりぞくshirizokuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to retreat / to withdraw / to step back

Example 1

敵が退いて戦いが終わった。

Translation

The enemy retreated and the battle ended.

Example 2

彼は議論から退いたほうがいい。

Translation

He should withdraw from the argument.