Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 退

退

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Meaning

retreat, withdraw, resign, retire

Pronunciation

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shirizoku/keru

Explanation

Left: movement , right: not good ('good' would be , but here the accent is missing, thus 'not good')

Mnemonic

The movement is 'Not good' if it means to retreat.

Radicals

movement(The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou )
not good(It is similar to good: , but one stroke is missing. Therefore: not good)
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Vocabulary

撤退 てったい retreat, wthdrawal
退院 たいいん・する to leave hospital
引退 いんたい retire
辞退 じたい refusal
退院 たいいん leaving hospital
後退 こうたい retreat, backspace (BS) at keyboard
脱退 だったい secession, retirement, withdrawal
退く どく to retreat, to recede, withdraw
退ける どける to remove, to take away, to dislodge

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