退

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

タイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

しりぞ.くしりぞ.けるど.くの.くの.けるひ.く

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:9

JLPT:N3

Frequency:424

Vocabulary

タイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
引退	インタイ	retirement
減退	ゲンタイ	decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
後退	コウタイ	retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; backing up (of a vehicle); retrogression; retraction; recession; waning; backspace (key)
辞退	ジタイ	declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race); excusing oneself
進退	シンタイ	advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; movement; course of action; behaviour; conduct; attitude; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
退がる	さがる	to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; to get closer to the present day; to play a sagari; to extend downwards
退める	やめる	to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
進退	しんだい	advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; movement; course of action; behaviour; conduct; attitude; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
早退け	はやびけ	leaving work (office, school) early
退き時	ひきどき	(good) time to quit; (right) time to withdraw; time to pull out; time to retire; time to leave

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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apprehend, chase

environs, boundary, border, vicinity

mention, state, speak, relate

escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free