Word Meaning 退く (Hiku): to Move Back, to Draw Back

Meaning

English

to move back
to draw back
to recede
to resign
to retire
to quit
to lessen
to subside

Reading

Kana

ひく

Romaji

hiku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 進む Rank 14427 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

退職

たいしょく

retirement

退院

たいいん

leaving hospital

退学

たいがく

leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

退治

たいじ

curing illness

退場

たいじょう

exit (from the stage)

退任

たいにん

retirement

退ける

のける

to do resolutely

退ける

どける

to put something out of the way

退去

たいきょ

recession

退官

たいかん

retirement from office

退役

たいえき

retiring from military service

退社

たいしゃ

leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)

Example Sentences

3

退くのは無理、だって私の本質だ。

I can't quit it, it's my personality.

進むべきか退くべきか、はっきりとはわからなかった。

I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.

おい、いい加減パンツネタはやめとけよな、読者が退く、ドンビキ。

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