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退職願 (たいしょくねがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

退たい職しょく願ねがい

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Meanings

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noun

letter of resignation; request for retirement

A formal written document submitted to an employer to announce one's intention to leave a job or retire.

退たい職しょく願ねがいを上じょう司しに提てい出しゅつした。
I submitted my letter of resignation to my boss.
退たい職しょく願ねがいの書かき方かたを教おしえ

て

ください

。

Please tell me how to write a letter of resignation.

Written forms

退たい職しょく願ねがい
Standard kanji spelling for a formal letter of resignation.
退たい職しょく願ねがい
Variant with okurigana; less common but still used.

Kanji

退retreat, withdraw, retire
職post, employment, work
願petition, request, vow

Similar words

辞じ表ひょう
辞表 is a more formal term for a resignation letter, often used in official or high-level contexts, while 退職願 is the standard term in most workplaces.
退たい職しょく届とどけ
退職届 is a simpler notification of resignation, whereas 退職願 implies a request that may require approval.

Etymology

Compound of 退職 (resignation) and 願 (request, petition).