Word Meaning 退ける

しりぞける shirizokeru

退ける is read as しりぞける (shirizokeru) and means to make (someone) leave.

Meaning

English

  1. to make (someone) leave
  2. to send away
  3. to turn away
  4. to force (someone) to leave their post
  5. to oust
  6. to remove
  7. to expel
  8. to refuse

Reading

Kana

しりぞける

Romaji

shirizokeru

Writing Variants

  • 却ける しりぞける shirizokeru
  • 斥ける しりぞける shirizokeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 105640 Priority Q

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退院

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退学

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退場

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