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retreat · withdraw · retire · step back
N2On: たいKun: しりぞく、のく、しりぞける、のける
Memory Aid
Imagine a person's legs (彳) walking away, while the 'eye' shape in 艮 watches them as they 'retreat' from a situation.
Vocabulary
退職たいしょくretirement (from a job)
引退いんたいretirement (from a profession or public life)
退院たいいんdischarge from a hospital
退屈たいくつboredom
退学たいがくwithdrawal from school
Example Sentences
彼は来月、会社を退職する。
He will retire from the company next month.
毎日同じことばかりで退屈だ。
Every day is boring with just the same things.
医者は彼女に今週中に退院できると言った。
The doctor told her she could be discharged from the hospital this week.
彼は一歩退いて、全体像を見た。
He stepped back a pace and looked at the whole picture.