- 1. [v5k, vi] to step back; to move back; to retreat
- 2. [v5k, vi] to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to exit
- 3. [v5k, vi] to resign; to retire; to quit
- 4. [v5k, vi] to concede
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ku)
| Dictionary form | しりぞく | (shirizoku) |
| Polite | しりぞきます | (shirizokimasu) |
| Past, plain | しりぞいた | (shirizoita) |
| Past, polite | しりぞきました | (shirizokimashita) |
| Negative, plain | しりぞかない | (shirizokanai) |
| Negative, polite | しりぞきません | (shirizokimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | しりぞかなかった | (shirizokanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しりぞきませんでした | (shirizokimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | しりぞいて | (shirizoite) |
| Potential | しりぞける | (shirizokeru) |
| Volitional | しりぞこう | (shirizokou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | しりぞけば | (shirizokeba) |
| Passive | しりぞかれる | (shirizokareru) |
| Causative | しりぞかせる | (shirizokaseru) |
| Imperative | しりぞけ | (shirizoke) |
Kanji in this word
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退
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, rejectOn: タイ (tai)Kun: しりぞ.く (shirizo.ku)、 しりぞ.ける (shirizo.keru)、 ひ.く (hi.ku)、 の.く (no.ku)、 の.ける (no.keru)、 ど.く (do.ku)
Example Sentences
おじは去年教職を退いたが、それでも何とか大学での地位にしがみつこうとした。
My uncle retired from teaching last year, but he still managed to hang onto a position at the university.