退ける (しりぞける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

退ける (しりぞける) means to repel / to drive away.

See example sentences below.

退ける at a glance

退ける

しりぞけるshirizokeru

N1verb

to repel / to drive away

退けるしりぞけるshirizokeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to repel / to drive away

Example 1

敵の攻撃を退けた。

Translation

I repelled the enemy's attack.

Example 2

彼は批判を退けた。

Translation

He dismissed the criticism.