立ち退く

たちのく

Meanings

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

Kanji

• 立 stand. Read as たち.
• 退 withdraw. Read as のく.

Example sentences

• 大水のため人々は立ち退いた。
  The people were evacuated because of the flood.
• 彼は家賃をだいぶ滞納し、そのためアパートをたちのかされた。
  He was way behind on his rent. As a result, he was evicted from his apartment.
• うさちゃんはしくしくと泣きながら「あたちのこと食べちゃうの？」と聞きました。キツネは「まさか？俺、ベジタリアンなんだぜ」と答えました。
  The bunny asked with a whimper, "Are you going to eat me?" To which the fox replied, "Why would I? I'm a vegetarian."

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