Quick answer
退 is the kanji for "Repel". A common reading is しりぞ.く (shirizoku). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Repel
Also : Expel · Retire · Resign · Retreat
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 退 represents 'RETREAT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of retreat.
On-reading: たい — remember this sound by associating it with retreat. Kun-reading: しりぞ.く.
Example Sentences
早退してよいですか？
そうたいしてよいですか？
May I leave early?
後退しないで前に進みます。
こうたいしないでまえにすすみます。
I move forward without retreating.
Vocabulary using 退
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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