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円満退職 (えんまんたいしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

円えん満まん退たい職しょく

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

amicable resignation; voluntary retirement

Refers to leaving a job on good terms, without conflict, often by one's own choice. Used as a noun or with する.

彼かれは会かい社しゃと円えん満まん退たい職しょくの合ごう意いをした。
He reached an amicable resignation agreement with the company.
定てい年ねんを機きに円えん満まん退

たい

職しょく

する

つもり

だ

。

I plan to retire voluntarily when I reach retirement age.

Kanji

円circle, yen, round
満full, fullness, enough
退retreat, withdraw, retire
職post, employment, work

Similar words

退たい職しょく
退職 is a general term for leaving a job; 円満退職 specifically emphasizes an amicable, voluntary departure.
依い願がん退たい職しょく
依願退職 is a formal term for resignation at one's own request, often used in official contexts; 円満退職 carries a softer nuance of mutual goodwill.

Etymology

Compound of 円満 (harmonious, peaceful) and 退職 (resignation, retirement). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of leaving a job amicably.