How to say 'Retirement' in Japanese | 退職

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The Japanese word for Retirement is 'Taishoku', written as 退職 in Japanese.'Retirement' in hiragana is たいしょく.

word

退職

Meaning

Retirement

Reading

たいしょく

taishoku

Kanji

退Retreat 職Employment

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '退職 (たいしょく)' refers to the act of retiring or resigning from a job or position. It is commonly used in professional or formal contexts to describe the process of leaving employment, often due to reaching retirement age or personal reasons. For example: He is planning his retirement「彼は退職を計画している」(かれはたいしょくをけいかくしている). She submitted her resignation letter「彼女は退職願を提出した」(かのじょはたいしょくねがいをていしゅつした). The term can also be used in phrases like '退職金 (たいしょくきん)', which means 'retirement bonus' or 'severance pay'.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6552

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 退職

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

退

Meaning

Retreat

kanji

職

Meaning

Employment

Words Related to 退職 Through the Kanji 退

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 退 as well.

word

退院

Meaning

Discharge

word

退ける

Meaning

Remove

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退く

Meaning

Retreat

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退学

Meaning

Expulsion, Withdrawal

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退屈

Meaning

Boredom

Words Related to 退職 Through the Kanji 職

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 職 as well.

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就職

Meaning

Employment

word

職業

Meaning

Occupation

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職

Meaning

Job, Profession

word

職員

Meaning

Staff

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職場

Meaning

Workplace

word

職人

Meaning

Craftsman

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職務

Meaning

Duties

word

転職

Meaning

Job change

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