- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5k, vi] to step back; to move back; to retreat
  2. 2. [v5k, vi] to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to exit
  3. 3. [v5k, vi] to resign; to retire; to quit
  4. 4. [v5k, vi] to concede

Conjugation — Verb (godan-ku)

Dictionary form (shirizoku)
Polite (shirizokimasu)
Past, plain (shirizoita)
Past, polite (shirizokimashita)
Negative, plain (shirizokanai)
Negative, polite (shirizokimasen)
Past negative, plain (shirizokanakatta)
Past negative, polite (shirizokimasendeshita)
Te-form (shirizoite)
Potential (shirizokeru)
Volitional (shirizokou)
Conditional (―ba) (shirizokeba)
Passive (shirizokareru)
Causative (shirizokaseru)
Imperative (shirizoke)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

My uncle retired from teaching last year, but he still managed to hang onto a position at the university.