退く
N2どく doku
- to step aside
- to move (out of the way)
- to make way
godan verbintransitive
Chinese meanings
让开;退到一旁
Examples
- 彼女が通れるように彼は横へ退いてあげた。He stepped aside for her to pass.他为她让路,退到一旁。
- 彼女が通れるように私は脇に退いた。I stepped aside for her to pass by.我为她让路,退到一旁。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('79095736b4'); // 退く
{
"id": "79095736b4",
"word": "退く",
"reading": "どく",
"romaji": "doku",
"meanings": [
"to step aside",
"to move (out of the way)",
"to make way"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"v5k",
"vi"
],
"jmdict_id": 1595080,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼女が通れるように彼は横へ退いてあげた。",
"furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}が{通|とお}れるように{彼|かれ}は{横|よこ}へ{退|ど}いてあげた。",
"en": "He stepped aside for her to pass.",
"tatoeba_id": 95284
},
{
"ja": "彼女が通れるように私は脇に退いた。",
"furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}が{通|とお}れるように{私|わたし}は{脇|わき}に{退|ど}いた。",
"en": "I stepped aside for her to pass by.",
"tatoeba_id": 95285
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "fd66b265ced90d652ba88789dba4410f357e5783c43e220d1bda5ea483ded144",
"meanings": [
"让开",
"退到一旁"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼女が通れるように彼は横へ退いてあげた。",
"zh": "他为她让路,退到一旁。"
},
{
"ja": "彼女が通れるように私は脇に退いた。",
"zh": "我为她让路,退到一旁。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/79095736b4",
"JMdict ent_seq 1595080; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "80e1552a281d203b9daa81276eb508086d001333385ac888a646e5770518d506"
}
}