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立ち退き (たちのき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 立た ち 退の きを 命めい じる to order someone to vacate (a property)
The city ordered the residents to vacate the area.
立た ち 退の きを 求もと める to demand that someone vacate
The landlord demanded that the tenant vacate the house.
立た ち 退の きに 応おう じる to comply with an eviction (notice)
Many residents complied with the eviction.
立た ち 退の きを 拒こば む to refuse to vacate
Some residents refused to move out.
Kanji 退 retreat, withdraw, retire Related words 退去 is a general term for leaving a place, while 立ち退き specifically means vacating a property, often under legal pressure.
明け渡し emphasizes formally surrendering or handing over a property, whereas 立ち退き focuses on the act of leaving it.
立ち退き specifically refers to being forced to vacate a residence or land, while 追い出し covers a wider range of forced removals.
Written forms 立た ち 退の き Usage 84%
Standard kanji spelling, commonly used in news and legal contexts.
立たち 退の き Usage 16%
Simplified variant; less common but still encountered.
Etymology Compound of 立ち (tachi, continuative form of 立つ 'to stand') and 退き (noki, continuative form of 退く 'to withdraw, leave'). Literally 'standing and leaving', it came to mean vacating a place.
