退職|たいしょくtaishoku[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretirement; resignation
    私は退職たいしょくするつもりだときのう申し出もうしでた。↗
    I gave notice at work yesterday.
Conjugation
Dictionary form退職する(たいしょくする)
Polite (masu)退職します(たいしょくします)
Negative (nai)退職しない(たいしょくしない)
polite (masen)退職しません(たいしょくしません)
classical zu / nu退職せず・退職せぬ(たいしょくせず・たいしょくせぬ)
Past (ta)退職した(たいしょくした)
polite (mashita)退職しました(たいしょくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)退職しなかった(たいしょくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)退職しませんでした(たいしょくしませんでした)
Te form退職して(たいしょくして)
Potential退職できる(たいしょくできる)
Passive退職される(たいしょくされる)
Causative退職させる(たいしょくさせる)
Causative passive退職させられる(たいしょくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)退職すれば(たいしょくすれば)
tara退職したら(たいしょくしたら)
Volitional退職しよう(たいしょくしよう)
polite (mashou)退職しましょう(たいしょくしましょう)
Imperative退職しろ(たいしょくしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym辞職じしょくNeutralResigning by one's own will (「内閣総辞職」), used mostly for public office; 「退職」 covers both retirement and resignation.
  • Related退社たいしゃNeutralLeaving the company or finishing work for the day (「定時に退社」); used mainly in company settings.
  • Related辞任じにんFormalFormal term for resigning a post (「社長を辞任」); used mostly for senior executives and officials.
  • Related引退いんたいNeutralWithdrawing from an active career (「現役引退」); used mostly for athletes and entertainers.
  • Related退任たいにんFormalFormal term for stepping down from a post, typically one held for a term of office (「理事を退任する」).
  • Antonym就職しゅうしょくNeutralFinding a job (「就職活動」); the opposite of 「退職」.
  • Antonym入社にゅうしゃNeutralJoining a company (「新入社員」); the opposite of 「退職」.

Use 「退職」 for quitting or retiring from a job (「定年退職」). For resigning from public office say 「辞職」, for executives stepping down 「辞任」, for athletes retiring 「引退」. The opposites are 「就職」 and 「入社」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 就ついている職しょくを辞やめること。
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