退たい位い

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退位する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Formal term for a monarch or sovereign stepping down from the throne. Used in historical and modern contexts.

〈人ひと〉が退たい位いするsomeone (a monarch) abdicates the throne
天皇てんのうが退たい位いすることを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The Emperor announced that he would abdicate the throne.
退たい位いの意い向こうを示しめすto indicate one's intention to abdicate
国こく王おうは退たい位いの意い向こうを示しめした。
The king indicated his intention to abdicate.
退たい位いを発はっ表ぴょうするto announce one's abdication
女じょ王おうは突とつ然ぜん、退たい位いを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The queen suddenly announced her abdication.

譲じょう位い
譲位 specifically emphasizes handing the throne over to a successor, while 退位 focuses on the act of leaving the position itself.
辞じ任にんN1
辞任 is the general word for resigning from a post or office, whereas 退位 is used specifically for a monarch leaving the throne.

即そく位い
即位 is a monarch's accession to the throne, the direct opposite of 退位's stepping down.

廃はい位い
廃位 means a monarch is forcibly deposed, while 退位 refers to a voluntary or planned stepping down.

Compound of 退 (retreat, withdraw) and 位 (rank, position, throne). The term is used specifically for the abdication of a monarch.