遁とん世せい

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

seclusion from the world; retirement from society

General term for withdrawing from worldly affairs to live in quiet isolation. Often used in literary or historical contexts.

• 彼かれは都と会かいを離はなれ、山やま奥おくで遁とん世せいした。

  He left the city and secluded himself deep in the mountains.

• 遁とん世せい生せい活かつに憧あこがれる人ひともいる。

  Some people long for a life of seclusion from the world.

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

monastic seclusion; religious retreat

Specifically refers to leaving secular life to become a monk or nun, often in a Buddhist context.

• 彼かれは仏ぶつ門もんに入はいり、遁とん世せいの道みちを選えらんだ。

  He entered the Buddhist priesthood and chose the path of monastic seclusion.