引退

いんたい

Retirement

N3noun·intai

How to remember it

引 (pull) + 退 (retreat): pulling back and stepping away is retiring.

Example sentences

  • 父は来年定年で引退する。

    ちはらいねんていねんでいんたいする。

    My father will retire at retirement age next year.

  • 選手は引退試合で涙を流した。

    せんしゅはいんたいしあいでなみだをながした。

    The athlete shed tears at his retirement match.

Usage

する-verb; implies stepping down (sports, public life) vs. 退職 (leaving a job).

Related words

退職定年引退する現役

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