退

退
ONたい
KUNしりぞく、のく、しりぞける、のける
Meanings
retreatwithdrawretirestep back
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How to remember

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

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