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退任 (たいにん, tainin) Japanese meaning: resignation | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 退任する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 退たい 任にん する 退たい 任にん しない Polite 退たい 任にん します 退たい 任にん しません Past polite 退たい 任にん しました 退たい 任にん しませんでした Past 退たい 任にん した 退たい 任にん しなかった Te-form 退たい 任にん して 退たい 任にん しないで Desire 退たい 任にん したい 退たい 任にん したくない Potential 退たい 任にん できる 退たい 任にん できない Passive 退たい 任にん される 退たい 任にん されない Causative 退たい 任にん させる 退たい 任にん させない Causative passive 退たい 任にん させられる 退たい 任にん させられない Volitional 退たい 任にん しよう Polite volitional 退たい 任にん しましょう Imperative 退たい 任にん しろ 退たい 任にん するな Conditional 退たい 任にん すれば 退たい 任にん しなければ Tara conditional 退たい 任にん したら 退たい 任にん しなかったら
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長ちょう
が
健けん
康こう
上じょう
の
理り
由ゆう
で
退たい
任にん
し
た
。
The company president stepped down for health reasons.
He announced his intention to resign from the board of directors.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 〈 職しょく 〉 を 退たい 任にん する for someone to step down from a position
The president is scheduled to step down from the chairmanship next month.
〈 職しょく 〉 を 退たい 任にん する to resign from an official post
He resigned from his post as a director.
退たい 任にん 後ご after stepping down from a position
Even after stepping down, he remains involved with the company as an advisor.
Kanji 退 retreat, withdraw, retire 任 responsibility, duty, term Related words· 7 辞任 is a general word for resigning from any position, while 退任 more formally refers to leaving an official post such as a director or executive role.
退陣 is used for a leader or cabinet stepping down from power, whereas 退任 is a neutral term for leaving any official appointment.
引退 means retiring from a career or public life altogether, while 退任 refers specifically to leaving one appointed or elected post.
退職 refers to leaving a job or company as an employee, while 退任 is used for leaving a formal position of responsibility like a director or officer.
Show 3 more 退任 refers to leaving an official position or term of office, while 降板 is a more vivid term often used for roles treated like being on a stage or on the pitcher's mound.
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.
退任 means leaving a post, often at the end of a term, and is less about personal intention than 辞意.
Opposites· 5 就任 means taking up an official post, the direct opposite of 退任, which means leaving one.
退任 means stepping down from a position, the direct opposite of 在任, which means currently holding it.
退任 means stepping down from a post, the opposite of 再任, which means being appointed to it again.
Show 2 more Etymology Compound of 退 (retreat, withdraw) and 任 (duty, office). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of leaving an official post.
留りゅう
任にん
留任 means staying on in one's post, while 退任 means stepping down or leaving that post.
退任 means to step down from a post, the opposite of 続投, which means to remain in it.
