退
しりぞ.く
shirizoku
JLPT N39 strokesKanjiLevel 43 - JLPT N3
Quick answer
退 is the kanji for "Repel / Expel / Retire". A common reading is しりぞ.く (shirizoku). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Repel / Expel / Retire
Also : Repel · Expel · Retire · Resign · Reject · Retreat
Readings
kunしりぞ.く/ shirizokukunしりぞ.ける/ shirizokerukunひ.く/ hikukunの.く/ nokukunの.ける/ nokerukunど.く/ dokuonたい/ tai
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The kanji 退 represents 'RETREAT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of retreat.
Reading ·
On-reading: たい — remember this sound by associating it with retreat. Kun-reading: しりぞ.く.
Example Sentences
早退してよいですか？
そうたいしてよいですか？
May I leave early?
後退しないで前に進みます。
こうたいしないでまえにすすみます。
I move forward without retreating.
Vocabulary using 退
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