Tachinoku

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立ち退く (Tachinoku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to leave, to evacuate, to withdraw (from), to clear out”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to clear out
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

Examples

  • The people were evacuated because of the flood.

  • The villagers were displaced by the construction of a dam.

  • He was way behind on his rent. As a result, he was evicted from his apartment.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 立ち退く

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