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一線を退く (いっせんをしりぞく) — to step back | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
一線を退く

一線を退く

一いっせん線を退しりぞく

to step back

Kanji Vocab Work & Career29 strokes

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いっせんをしりぞく

Verb

1.

to step back, to retire

idiomatic expression

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 29

Speed1.0x

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Kanji that make up this word

ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)

one・one radical (no.1)

しりぞ.く・しりぞ.ける・ひ.く・の.く・の.ける・ど.く…(1)

retreat・withdraw・retire・resign・repel…(2)

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