リタイア

also: リタイヤ

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リタイアする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to leaving one's job or career permanently, often due to age. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to retire'.

dropping out; withdrawing

Used in sports, competitions, or projects to mean withdrawing before completion. Often implies giving up or being forced to stop.

〈数かず〉歳さいでリタイアするto retire at a certain age
彼かれは55歳さいで会かい社しゃをリタイアした。
He retired from the company at age 55.
途と中ちゅうでリタイアするto drop out partway through
マラソンで足あしを痛いためて途と中ちゅうでリタイアした。
He hurt his leg and dropped out of the marathon partway through.
〈事こと〉をリタイアするto withdraw from (a race, competition, etc.)
彼かれは故こ障しょうのためレースをリタイアした。
He withdrew from the race due to a mechanical failure.

引いん退たいN3sense 1
引退 is the standard native Japanese word for retiring from a career or sport, while リタイア is a loanword with a more casual, modern feel.
棄き権けんN1sense 2
棄権 is the formal term for withdrawing or abstaining from a race, vote, or competition, while リタイア is a more casual loanword used the same way.
退たい職しょくN2sense 1
退職 specifically means leaving a company or job, whereas リタイア can describe retirement from working life more broadly or dropping out of an event.
脱だつ落らくN1sense 2
脱落 emphasizes falling behind and being unable to continue, while リタイア can also imply a voluntary decision to stop.

完かん走そう sense 2
完走 means finishing a race to the end, the direct opposite of リタイアする, which means dropping out before completion.

Loanword from English 'retire', adapted into Japanese with the katakana spelling リタイア.