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進退伺い (しんたいうかがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
informal resignation ; unofficial resignation
A written notice of resignation submitted to a superior, often used when taking responsibility for a problem. It is not an immediate formal resignation but a step that may lead to formal disciplinary action or acceptance of the resignation.
社しゃ 長ちょう は 進しん 退たい 伺うかが い を 出だ し た が 、 取とり 締しまり 役やく 会かい は 慰い 留りゅう し た 。
The president submitted his resignation notice, but the board of directors persuaded him to stay.
Written forms 進しん 退たい 伺うかが い
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
進しん 退たい 伺うかがい
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana; seen in some contexts but less common.
Kanji 進 advance, proceed, progress 退 retreat, withdraw, retire 伺 pay respects, visit, ask Similar words 辞じ 表ひょう 辞表 is a formal letter of resignation, typically used when leaving a job voluntarily. 進退伺い is a more tentative, often responsibility-taking notice that may or may not lead to actual resignation.
辞じ 任にん 辞任 is the act of resigning from a position. 進退伺い is the document or notice expressing willingness to resign, not the resignation itself.
Etymology Compound of 進退 (しんたい, 'advancing or retreating; one's course of action') and 伺い (うかがい, 'inquiry; visit; notice'), from the verb 伺う (うかがう, 'to inquire; to visit'). The term literally means 'a notice concerning one's course of action', i.e., a document asking for instructions on whether to stay or resign.
