退 Kanji – retreat
The Japanese kanji 退 can mean retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject.
Meaning and Readings
How is 退 read?
退 has the onyomi reading タイ and the kunyomi readings しりぞく, しりぞける, ひく, のく, のける, どく.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tai, shirizoku, shirizokeru, hiku, noku, nokeru, doku.
Common Japanese Words Using 退
These common Japanese words contain 退. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 引退（いんたい） — retirement
- 減退（げんたい） — decline, ebb, failure, decay, decrease, loss
- 後退（こうたい） — retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, backing up (of a vehicle), retrogression, retraction
- 辞退（じたい） — declining, refusal, nonacceptance, turning down, withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy), pulling out (e.g. of a race), excusing oneself
- 進退（しんたい） — advance or retreat, moving forwards or backwards, movement
- 進退伺い（しんたいうかがい） — informal resignation, unofficial resignation
- 衰退（すいたい） — decline, degeneration, decay, waning, ebbing
- 早退（ そうたい） — leaving early
- 退ける（のける） — to put something out of the way, to move (something, someone) aside
- 退院（たいいん） — leaving hospital, discharge from hospital
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