Memory phrase for the Kanji: 退

退

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Meaning

retreat, withdraw, resign, retire

Pronunciation

TAI
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

movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou
not goodIt 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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