The kanji 退: meaning, readings and stroke order

退

Meaning: step back, leave
On reading: タイ tai
Kun reading: しりぞ（く） shirizoku、しりぞ（ける） shirizokeru
Strokes: 9
Radical: 辵 walk
Level: Level 6 · grade 6

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: lùi lại, rời đi (thoái)
Japanese: しりぞく。うしろへさがる。
Korean: 물러나다 (퇴)
Chinese: 后退、退出

Readings, words and example sentences

タイ tai · on reading

退たい場じょう
leaving (the field or stage)
けがで 退たい場じょうしました。
He left the field because he got hurt.

しりぞ（く） shirizoku · kun reading · less common

退しりぞく
to step back
一歩うしろに 退しりぞきます。
I take one step back.

しりぞ（ける） shirizokeru · kun reading · less common

退しりぞける
to drive back, to beat
強い相手を 退しりぞけました。
We beat a strong opponent.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.