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Kanji: 退

KANJI
退
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
しりぞく
しりぞける
ひく
のく
のける
どく
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:
⻍(⻌)
Radical name:
しんにょう
Meaning:
Retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 400 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
退院(たいいん)する
to leave hospital
N3
引退(いんたい)
retire
N3
退屈(たいくつ)
tedium, boredom
N2
退院(たいいん)
leaving hospital
N2
退(ど)く
(1) to retreat, to recede, to withdraw
N2
退(ど)ける
to remove, to take away, to dislodge, to put something out of the way
N1
後退(こうたい)
retreat, backspace (BS)
N1
退(しりぞ)く
to retreat, to recede, to withdraw
N1
退(しりぞ)ける
to repel, to drive away
N1
辞退(じたい)
refusal
N1
退化(たいか)
degeneration, retrogression
N1
退学(たいがく)
dropping out of school
N1
退職(たいしょく)
retirement (from office)
N1
退治(たいじ)
extermination
N1
脱退(だったい)
secession
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