This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

退

Readings

Kana: タイ、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける、ひ.く、の.く、の.ける、ど.く
Romaji: tai, shirizo.ku, shirizo.keru, hi.ku, no.ku, no.keru, do.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  424
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  3-3-6
Korean Reading:  toe
Chinese Reading:  tui4
Unicode:  9000
JIS:  4260

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3094
Nelson Index: 4684
New Nelson Index: 6040
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q6.3
Four Corner Index: 3730.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 746
Gakken Index: 613
Japanese Names Index: 1236A
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38839P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0037
Remembering the kanji Index: 1465
Kanji Flashcards Index: 954
Kodansha Compact Index: 687
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 769
Kanji in Context Index: 348
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1969
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2665
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1477
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1575
Essential Kanji Index: 459
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3838
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3865
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 839
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 703

Words

引退 (いんたい)
retire
撤退 (てったい)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
脱退 (だったい)
secession; retirement; withdrawal (e.g. from a lawsuit)
退団 (たいだん)
leaving a group or troupe
退役 (たいえき)
retiring from military service
退任 (たいにん)
retirement; resignation; stepping down
敗退 (はいたい)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
退職 (たいしょく)
retirement (from office); resignation
中退 (ちゅうたい)
leaving school during a term
衰退 (すいたい)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
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