退く [ひく] /(v5k,vi) (1) (also written as 引く) (See 引く・17) to move back/to draw back/to recede/to fall back/to retreat/(v5k,vi) (2) (usu. written as 引く) (See 引く・18) to lessen/to subside/to ebb/to go down (e.g. of swelling)/(v5k,vi) (3) to resign/to retire/to quit/(P)/EntL1595086/