退たい蔵ぞう

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

hoarding; storing away without using

Refers to keeping goods, money, or resources unused and out of circulation, often with a negative connotation of waste or selfishness.

彼かれは古ふるい切きっ手てを退たい蔵ぞうしているだけで、使つかおうとしない。
He just hoards old stamps and never uses them.
退

たい

蔵ぞう

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資し

金きん

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経けい

済ざい

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停てい

滞たい

さ

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いる

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Hoarded funds are stagnating the economy.

Kanji

退retreat, withdraw, retire
蔵storehouse, hide, own

Similar words

貯ちょ蔵ぞう
貯蔵 is neutral storage for future use, while 退蔵 implies keeping something unused and out of circulation, often wastefully.
買かい占しめ
買い占め is cornering the market or buying up goods, often for resale or profit; 退蔵 is simply hoarding without using.

Etymology

Compound of 退 (retreat, withdraw) and 蔵 (store, warehouse), literally 'withdraw and store', suggesting putting something away and keeping it out of use.