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“To step aside” in Japanese

Short answer

退く shizoku しぞく

To step aside in Japanese is “退く” (shizoku). Full meaning: to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat.

Other ways to say “To step aside” in Japanese

のく noku to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat 退ぞく shirizoku to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat しりぞく shirizoku to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat 傍らに寄る katawaraniyoru to step aside のい noi to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat のか noka to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat のけ noke to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat のこ noko to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat のこっ noko to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat 退い shizoi to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat 退か shizoka to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede; to step back, to move back, to retreat

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