退たい陣じん

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退陣する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	退たい陣じんする	退たい陣じんしない
Polite	退たい陣じんします	退たい陣じんしません
Past polite	退たい陣じんしました	退たい陣じんしませんでした
Past	退たい陣じんした	退たい陣じんしなかった
Te-form	退たい陣じんして	退たい陣じんしないで
Desire	退たい陣じんしたい	退たい陣じんしたくない
Potential	退たい陣じんできる	退たい陣じんできない
Passive	退たい陣じんされる	退たい陣じんされない
Causative	退たい陣じんさせる	退たい陣じんさせない
Causative passive	退たい陣じんさせられる	退たい陣じんさせられない
Volitional	退たい陣じんしよう
Polite volitional	退たい陣じんしましょう
Imperative	退たい陣じんしろ	退たい陣じんするな
Conditional	退たい陣じんすれば	退たい陣じんしなければ
Tara conditional	退たい陣じんしたら	退たい陣じんしなかったら

Meanings

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

resignation; stepping down; retirement from office

Most often used for a leader, cabinet, administration, executive, or similar public figure leaving a position of power. As a verb, 退陣する is intransitive: the person or group steps down.

首しゅ相しょうは支し持じ率りつの低てい下かを受うけて退たい陣じんした。
The prime minister stepped down after a drop in approval ratings.
野や党とうは内ない閣かくの退たい陣じんを求もとめた。
The opposition demanded the cabinet's resignation.

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

retreat; withdrawal; decamping

Less common modern use referring to withdrawing from a camp, position, or battlefield; it is mainly encountered in historical, military, or literary contexts. In ordinary modern prose, 撤退 is often the more neutral word for withdrawal.

敵てき軍ぐんは夜よるのうちに陣じんを払はらって退たい陣じんした。
The enemy army broke camp and retreated during the night.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が退たい陣じんを表ひょう明めいするfor someone to announce their resignation
首しゅ相しょうは記き者しゃ会かい見けんで退たい陣じんを表ひょう明めいした。
The prime minister announced his resignation at a press conference.
〈人ひと〉に退たい陣じんを求もとめるto demand that someone step down
野や党とうは内ない閣かくに退たい陣じんを求もとめた。
The opposition parties demanded that the cabinet step down.
〈人ひと〉が退たい陣じんに追おい込こまれるto be forced into resigning
汚お職しょく事じ件けんで大だい臣じんは退たい陣じんに追おい込こまれた。
The minister was forced to resign over the corruption scandal.
〈人ひと〉に退たい陣じんを迫せまるto press someone to step down
党とう内ないから総そう理りに退たい陣じんを迫せまる声こえが上あがった。
Voices from within the party called on the prime minister to step down.

Kanji

退retreat, withdraw, retire
陣camp, battle array, ranks

Related words· 10

辞じ任にんN1sense 1
辞任 is the plain, direct word for resigning from a post, while 退陣 carries a stronger sense of a leader or administration relinquishing power.
撤てっ退たい sense 2
撤退 is the standard modern word for withdrawing troops, a business, or a plan, while 退陣 in its retreat sense is now mostly limited to historical or literary use.
辞じ職しょくN1sense 1
辞職 usually refers to quitting a job or office in general, whereas 退陣 is reserved for stepping down from a position of leadership or political power.
引いん退たいN3sense 1
引退 means retiring from a career or public activity altogether, while 退陣 focuses narrowly on leaving one's current position of authority.

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退たい任にん
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.
倒とう閣かく
退陣 describes a cabinet or leader stepping down (often voluntarily or under pressure), whereas 倒閣 specifically means actively bringing the cabinet down.
辞じ意い
退陣 refers to a leader or cabinet stepping down from power, often used interchangeably with 辞意 in political contexts but emphasizing the departure itself rather than the intention.
下げ野や
退陣 usually describes a cabinet or administration stepping down as a whole, while 下野 can describe an individual official or a whole party losing power.
総そう辞じ職しょく
退陣 broadly means stepping down from a position of power, whereas 総辞職 specifically denotes the formal, simultaneous resignation of all members of a body.
失しっ脚きゃく
退陣 means stepping down from a leadership post, often voluntarily or under pressure, while 失脚 implies a more forced or scandal-driven fall from power.

Opposites

就しゅう任にんN2sense 1
就任 means taking up a post or office, the direct opposite of 退陣, which means stepping down from one.

Don't confuse with

退たい任にん sense 1
退任 refers to an individual leaving a specific post or role, whereas 退陣 emphasizes a leader or administration giving up power, often under pressure.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 退, associated with withdrawing or stepping back, and 陣, associated with a camp, battle formation, or position. The literal idea of withdrawing from a position underlies both the political and retreat senses.