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KanjiN3Grade 6 · 小69 strokesRadical 辵#424 in newspapers

退 · retreat, withdraw

退 is a kanji meaning retreat, withdraw, retire, resign. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • タイtai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • しりぞくshirizoku
  • しりぞけるshirizokeru
  • ひくhiku
  • のくnoku
  • のけるnokeru
  • どくdoku

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 退 · 12 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 退
WordReadingMeaningLevel
退院たいいんleaving hospitalN4
引退いんたいretirementN3
退屈たいくつtedium, boringN3
退くどくto retreat, to recede, to withdrawN3
辞退じたいrefusalN3
退学たいがくdropping out of schoolN3
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More words that use 退
WordReadingMeaningLevel
退けるどけるto dislodge, to put something out of the wayN2
後退こうたいretreat, backspaceN1
退化たいかdegeneration, retrogressionN1
退治たいじexterminationN1
退職たいしょくretirement (from office)N1
脱退だったいsecession, withdrawalN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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