勇ゆう退たい

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勇退する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

voluntary retirement; stepping down to make way for others

Used when someone in a high position retires or resigns voluntarily, often to give younger people a chance. Carries a positive, dignified nuance.

〈人ひと〉が勇ゆう退たいするfor someone (usu. in a leadership role) to voluntarily step down
社しゃ長ちょうが来らい年ねん、勇ゆう退たいすることになった。
The president has decided to voluntarily step down next year.
〈人ひと〉が勇ゆう退たいを表ひょう明めいするfor someone to announce their intention to retire voluntarily
会かい長ちょうは今こん月げつ末まつでの勇ゆう退たいを表ひょう明めいした。
The chairman announced his voluntary retirement at the end of this month.
〈人ひと〉に勇ゆう退たいを勧すすめるto urge someone to retire voluntarily (to make way for a successor)
役やく員いんたちは高こう齢れいの会かい長ちょうに勇ゆう退たいを勧すすめた。
The board urged the elderly chairman to step down voluntarily.

引いん退たいN3
引退 is a general term for retiring from a career or activity, while 勇退 specifically implies a voluntary, graceful withdrawal, often from a leadership role.
辞じ任にんN1
辞任 means resigning from a post for any reason, including forced or unwilling ones, while 勇退 stresses the positive, voluntary nature of stepping down.
退たい任にん
退任 is a neutral term for leaving an official post with no implication about the reason, whereas 勇退 adds the nuance of a dignified, self-chosen exit.
花はな道みち
勇退 stresses stepping down voluntarily to make way for others, whereas 花道 focuses on the honor and fanfare of the send-off itself.

就しゅう任にんN2
就任 means taking up a post, the opposite of 勇退, which means voluntarily stepping down from one.

Compound of 勇 (courage, bravery) and 退 (retreat, withdraw). The combination suggests a courageous or honorable withdrawal.