退く – vocab dash

退ひく

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Meanings

Godan verb

Intransitive verb

1. to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat (Rare, usu. written as 引く)

2. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling) (Rare, usu. written as 引く)

3. to resign; to retire; to quit (Rare)

Kanji used

Pitch accent

ひく

Examples6

彼かの女じょは蛇へびを見みて退しりぞいた。

She drew back when she saw a snake.

彼かれは役やく職しょくから退しりぞいた。

He retired from office.

ジャクソンは身みをひくつもりはなかった。

Jackson was not planning to retreat.

進すすむべきか退ひくべきか、はっきりとはわからなかった。

I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.

兵へい士したちは自じ分ぶんたちの陣じん地ちから退しりぞいた。

The soldiers retreated from their positions.

おい、いい加か減げんパンツネタはやめとけよな、読どく者しゃが退ひく、ドンビキ。

Hey, it's about time you quit it with the panty jokes. You'll put off the readers, you creeper!