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辞退

Reading

Kana: じたい
Romaji: jitai
Kana
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Definition

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declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. candidacy); pulling out (e.g. race); excusing oneself

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 や.める、 いな.む
Meanings: resign, word, term, expression
退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

Example Sentences

(わたし)はその仕事(しごと)辞退(じたい)したい。
➥I want to excuse myself from the work.
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(わたし)(かれ)夕食(ゆうしょく)(さそ)いを辞退(じたい)した。
➥I declined his invitation to dinner.
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(おお)くの(ひと)がその歓迎会(かんげいかい)への招待(しょうたい)辞退(じたい)した。
➥Many people declined the invitation to the reception.
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心付(こころづ)けはご辞退(じたい)いたします。
➥No gratuity accepted.
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芥川賞(あくたがわしょう)受賞(じゅしょう)辞退(じたい)したいのですが。
➥I would like to excuse myself from receiving the Akutagawa Prize.
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(わたし)はその仕事(しごと)辞退(じたい)しなければならないなぜならそれに(わたし)()えられないからです。
➥I must excuse myself from the task, because I am unequal to it.
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