Kanji

退

退

retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しりぞく, しりぞける, ひく, のく, のける, どく

Nanori (Name Reading)

たい, のき

Common Readings

タイ, しりぞ…く, しりぞ…ける

Example sentences

退屈 たいくつ
待ち時間 長くて とても 退屈 だった

The waiting time was long and I was very bored.

基本 きほん
基本 トレーニング 退屈 上達 する ため 必要

Basic training is boring, but it is necessary to improve.

撤退 てったい
業績不振 ため その 企業 海外市場 から 撤退 する こと 決めた

Due to poor business performance, the company decided to withdraw from the overseas market.

指令 しれい
本部 から 撤退 指令 下された

The order to withdraw was issued from headquarters.

退く しりぞく
長年 務めた 会長 退いた

He stepped down from his position as chairman, which he had held for many years.

後進 こうしん
第一線 退き 後進 育成 専念 する こと した

He decided to retire from the front lines and devote himself to nurturing the younger generation.

退治 たいじ
いた 害虫 退治 した

I got rid of the pests that were in the garden.

殺虫剤 さっちゅうざい
なる 退治 する ため 殺虫剤 使う

In summer, I use insecticide to get rid of mosquitoes.

後退 こうたい
一歩 後退 して 相手 様子 伺った

He took a step back and observed the other person's situation.

引退 いんたい
長年 活躍 した プロ野球 から 引退する こと 決意 した

He decided to retire from the world of professional baseball where he had been active for many years.

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