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退く (どく): to retreat, to recede, to withdraw — Japanese vocabulary

退く is read どく and means "to retreat, to recede, to withdraw". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

退く

Reading
どく · doku
Translation
to retreat, to recede, to withdraw
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
どくが

Kanji in this word

  • 退 — retreat, resign

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