退
retreat, retire
Readings
- On
- タイ
- Kun
- しりぞ(く)
Examples
退院(たいいん)、退職(たいしょく)、退屈(たいくつ)、引退(いんたい)
leaving hospital, resignation, boring, retirement
Note
On-reading (タイ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (しりぞ(く)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.
Questions that use this word
N4 2 · N3 6From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N3N3 文法
退院したら、しばらく仕事を休む___。
Answer: ことにした
- N3N3 文法
社内の噂___、部長が来月退職するらしい。
Answer: によれば
- N3N3 漢字
「衰退する」の読み方は?
Answer: すいたいする
- N3N3 漢字
「退」の音読みは?
Answer: たい
- N3N3 語彙
「衰退する」の同義語はどれですか?
Answer: 弱まる
Watch the explainer - N3N3 語彙
「衰退する」の対義語はどれですか?
Answer: 発展する
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