退 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
- On
- タイ
- Kun
- しりぞ(く)・しりぞ(ける)
- Meaning
- to retreat; withdraw; retire
Origin
⻌ "to go" plus 艮 "to halt"; going back instead of forward — hence "to retreat, withdraw."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| タイ | 退却・退屈・進退 |
|---|---|
| しりぞく | 退く |
| しりぞける | 退ける |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 退場たいじょう
leaving (a venue); being sent off
- 後退こうたい
retreat; going backwards
Example
けがで試合を退場した。
I left the match because of an injury.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)