退去|たいきょtaikyo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- suru verb, no-adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verbdeparture; leaving; going away; evacuation
- suru verb, no-adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verbrecession
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 退去する（たいきょする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 退去します（たいきょします） |
| Negative (nai) | 退去しない（たいきょしない） |
| polite (masen) | 退去しません（たいきょしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 退去せず・退去せぬ（たいきょせず・たいきょせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 退去した（たいきょした） |
| polite (mashita) | 退去しました（たいきょしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 退去しなかった（たいきょしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 退去しませんでした（たいきょしませんでした） |
| Te form | 退去して（たいきょして） |
| Potential | 退去できる（たいきょできる） |
| Passive | 退去される（たいきょされる） |
| Causative | 退去させる（たいきょさせる） |
| Causative passive | 退去させられる（たいきょさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 退去すれば（たいきょすれば） |
| tara | 退去したら（たいきょしたら） |
| Volitional | 退去しよう（たいきょしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 退去しましょう（たいきょしましょう） |
| Imperative | 退去しろ（たいきょしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym立ち去るたちさるNeutralA verb for walking away from the spot, as in 「静かに立ち去る」; 「退去」 is the more formal term for vacating a place.
- Synonym離れるはなれるNeutralThe most versatile verb for leaving or parting; 「退去」 is more formal and specific to withdrawing from a place.
- Synonym去るさるWrittenWritten-style verb for going away or passing, as in 「故郷を去る」; 「退去」 is the formal term for leaving premises.
- Synonym退散たいさんWrittenWritten word for a group dispersing or fleeing, as in 「悪霊退散」; 「退去」 focuses on leaving a place.
- Synonym引き払うひきはらうNeutralVacating a place you have lived in or used, as in 「アパートを引き払う」; 「退去」 also works as 「退去する」 and is more formal.
- Synonym退くしりぞくNeutralStepping back or retiring, as in 「第一線を退く」; 「退去」 is about leaving a place.
- Synonym離れ去るはなれさるWrittenA written verb for breaking loose and going off; 「退去」 is the more formal withdrawal from a place.
- Related引き下がるひきさがるNeutralWithdrawing or backing down, as in 「簡単には引き下がれない」; common in everyday speech, while 「退去」 is about leaving a place.
- Related引き上げるひきあげるNeutralWithdrawing or raising, as in 「現場から引き上げる」; 「退去」 is the more formal term for leaving a place.
- Related辞すじすWrittenWritten verb for taking one's leave or resigning a post; 「退去」 is about leaving a place.
- Related失せるうせるCasualColloquial verb for vanishing or clearing off, as in 「とっとと失せろ」; 「退去」 is formal.
- Related辞去じきょWrittenWritten word for leaving a place you visited with words of farewell; 「退去」 is simply leaving a place, without that courtesy.
- Related辞するじするWrittenWritten verb for excusing oneself or stepping down from a post; 「退去」 is about leaving a place.
- Antonym入居にゅうきょNeutralMoving in and taking up residence — the opposite of 「退去」 when it comes to moving in versus moving out.
- Antonym居住きょじゅうNeutralResiding somewhere — the opposite of 「退去」 in the sense of living there versus moving out.
- Antonym滞在たいざいNeutralStaying or sojourning in a place — the opposite of 「退去」 in remaining versus leaving.
「退去」 is the word for leaving or vacating a place, as in 「退去命令」「国外退去」「退去手続き」. For simply walking away use 「立ち去る」; for vacating a place you lived in or used, 「引き払う」. Opposites: 「入居」, 「滞在」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 立ち退くこと。
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