Jiten beta

退(しりぞ)ける
Rank #8,992

Meanings

  • Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    1. to refuse; to reject; to turn down; to dismiss
  • 2. to repel; to repulse; to drive away; to beat off; to defeat
  • 3. to make (someone) leave; to send away; to turn away
  • 4. to force (someone) to leave their post; to oust; to remove; to expel

Readings

退ける
(97%)
しりぞける
(2%)
斥ける
(<1%)
却ける
(<0.1%)
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