退社|たいしゃtaisha[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbresignation; leaving office
    彼かれは怠惰たいだで無責任むせきにんだった。結局けっきょく、彼かれは退社たいしゃを命めいじられた。↗
    He was lazy and irresponsible. Thus, he was told to leave the company.
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbleaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
    あなたは何時いつに退社たいしゃしますか。↗
    What time do you leave your work?
Conjugation
Dictionary form退社する(たいしゃする)
Polite (masu)退社します(たいしゃします)
Negative (nai)退社しない(たいしゃしない)
polite (masen)退社しません(たいしゃしません)
classical zu / nu退社せず・退社せぬ(たいしゃせず・たいしゃせぬ)
Past (ta)退社した(たいしゃした)
polite (mashita)退社しました(たいしゃしました)
Past negative (nakatta)退社しなかった(たいしゃしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)退社しませんでした(たいしゃしませんでした)
Te form退社して(たいしゃして)
Potential退社できる(たいしゃできる)
Passive退社される(たいしゃされる)
Causative退社させる(たいしゃさせる)
Causative passive退社させられる(たいしゃさせられる)
Conditional (ba)退社すれば(たいしゃすれば)
tara退社したら(たいしゃしたら)
Volitional退社しよう(たいしゃしよう)
polite (mashou)退社しましょう(たいしゃしましょう)
Imperative退社しろ(たいしゃしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym辞職じしょくNeutralQuitting one's current job of one's own will, often used of civil servants and officials; 「退社」 is specific to companies and can also mean leaving work for the day.
  • Related退職たいしょくNeutralCovers both quitting and retiring, and is not limited to companies, so it applies broadly; 「退社」 is used only for companies and also means leaving work for the day.
  • Related辞任じにんNeutralStepping down from a particular post, typically an important one such as minister or director; 「退社」 is simply the act of leaving the company.
  • Antonym出社しゅっしゃNeutralAntonym: going to the office to work; it is the opposite of the end-of-day sense of 「退社」.
  • Antonym入社にゅうしゃNeutralAntonym: joining a company to work there; it is the opposite of the resignation sense of 「退社」.

Use 「退社」 for leaving a company or for leaving work at the end of the day. For quitting or retiring, 「退職」 is the usual word; for stepping down from an important post, 「辞任」. The antonyms are 「入社」 (joining a company) and 「出社」 (going to work).

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Japanese definitions
  1. 会社かいしゃを辞やめること。会社かいしゃへの所属しょぞくを終おえること。
  2. その日ひの業務ぎょうむを終おえて会社かいしゃの建物たてものや敷地しきちから出でること。
  3. 会社かいしゃを辞やめる。会社かいしゃへの所属しょぞくを終おえる。
  4. その日ひの業務ぎょうむを終おえて会社かいしゃの建物たてものや敷地しきちから出でる。
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