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    3. 辞退

    辞退

    辞じ退たい

    declining

    N1KMT6News #11+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    じたい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    declining, refusal, nonacceptance, turning down, withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy), pulling out (e.g. of a race), excusing oneself

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    彼かれはその申もうし出でを辞じ退たいした。

    He declined the offer.

    KMT5Daily LifeWork & Career
    参さん加かを辞じ退たいする旨むねを主しゅ催さい者しゃに伝つたえた。

    I informed the organizer of my intention to withdraw my participation.

    KMT6Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    彼かれはパーティーへの招しょう待たいを丁てい寧ねいに辞じ退たいした。

    He politely declined the invitation to the party.

    KMT6Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    候こう補ほ者しゃは選せん挙きょへの立りっ候こう補ほを辞じ退たいした。

    The candidate withdrew their candidacy for the election.

    KMT6Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    彼かの女じょは健けん康こう上じょうの理り由ゆうで、その役やく職しょくへの就しゅう任にんを辞じ退たいせざるを得えなかった。

    She had no choice but to decline the appointment to that position due to health reasons.

    KMT7Daily LifeMedicine & HealthWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    辞
    や.める・いな.む…(1)
    resign・word・term・expression
    退
    しりぞ.く・しりぞ.ける・ひ.く・の.く・の.ける・ど.く…(1)
    retreat・withdraw・retire・resign・repel…(2)
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