退

withdraw; retreat; retire; resign; repel; expel; reject

9 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 424.

Readings

• タイ (on reading): 引退 (いんたい) retirement; 退団 (たいだん) leaving (a group, team, etc.)
• しりぞく (kun reading): 退く (しりぞく) to step back; 職を退く (しょくをしりぞく) to resign from one's post
• しりぞける (kun reading): 退ける (しりぞける) to refuse
• のく (kun reading): 立ち退き (たちのき) eviction; 立ち退く (たちのく) to leave
• ひく (kun reading): 退く (ひく) to move back
• のける (kun reading)
• どく (kun reading)
• Read as a whole word: 退紅 (あらぞめ) light crimson (dye)

Components

• 艮
• ⻌
• ⻌ radical movement; road
• 艮 radical stopping; stubborn

Kanji containing 退

• 腿 thigh
• 褪 fade

Words using 退

• 引退 (いんたい) retirement
• 退団 (たいだん) leaving (a group, team, etc.)
• 撤退 (てったい) evacuation
• 退職 (たいしょく) retirement
• 退任 (たいにん) retirement
• 退く (しりぞく) to step back
• 職を退く (しょくをしりぞく) to resign from one's post
• 進むも地獄退くも地獄 (すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく) between the devil and the deep blue sea
• 一線を退く (いっせんをしりぞく) to step back
• 退ける (しりぞける) to refuse
• 立ち退き (たちのき) eviction
• 立ち退く (たちのく) to leave
• 飛び退く (とびのく) to jump back
• 立ち退かせる (たちのかせる) to evict
• 御前を退く (ごぜんをのく) to withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)
• 退く (ひく) to move back
• 退紅 (あらぞめ) light crimson (dye)
• 飛び退る (とびすさる) to leap back
• 飛び退る (とびしさる) to leap back

207 words in all.

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