Kanji

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
待ち時間が長くて、とても退屈だった。

The waiting time was long and I was very bored.

基本 きほん
基本のトレーニングは退屈だが、上達するためには必要だ。

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

撤退 てったい
業績不振のため、その企業は海外市場から撤退することを決めた。

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

指令 しれい
本部から撤退の指令が下された。

The order to withdraw was issued from headquarters.

退く しりぞく
彼は長年務めた会長の職を退いた

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

後進 こうしん
彼は第一線を退き、後進の育成に専念することにした。

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

退治 たいじ
庭にいた害虫を退治した。

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

殺虫剤 さっちゅうざい
夏になると、蚊を退治するために殺虫剤を使う。

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

後退 こうたい
彼は一歩後退して、相手の様子を伺った。

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

引退 いんたい
彼は長年活躍したプロ野球界から引退することを決意した。

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

Example Vocabulary

退屈

たいくつ

boredom; tedious; boring

撤退

てったい

withdrawal; evacuation; retreat

退く

しりぞく

to step down; to retire; to withdraw

退治

たいじ

extermination; suppression; getting rid of

後退

こうたい

retreat; recession; regression; step back

引退

いんたい

retirement (from a career/position)

退ける

しりぞける

to repel; to reject; to dismiss

退院

たいいん

to be discharged from the hospital

撃退

げきたい

to repulse; to drive back; to repel

退散

たいさん

dispersal; evacuation; retreat; driving away

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