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    3. 退位

    退位

    退たい位い

    abdication

    KMT10News #41+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveHistoryKanji Vocab16 strokes

    たいい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    abdication

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    国こく王おうが退たい位いを発はっ表ぴょうした。

    The king announced his abdication.

    KMT8Politics & LawHistory
    退たい位い後ごも、彼かれは国こく民みんから尊そん敬けいされ続つづけた。

    Even after his abdication, he continued to be respected by the people.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law
    皇こう帝ていの退たい位いは、国くにの歴れき史しに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    The emperor's abdication had a great impact on the country's history.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law
    彼かれは健けん康こう上じょうの理り由ゆうから、やむなく退たい位いを決けつ断だんした。

    He reluctantly decided to abdicate due to health reasons.

    KMT10Politics & LawMedicine & Health
    多おおくの歴れき史し書しょには、過か去この君くん主しゅの退たい位いに関かんする記き述じゅつがある。

    Many history books contain descriptions regarding the abdication of past monarchs.

    KMT10HistoryLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    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)
    位
    くらい・ぐらい…(2)
    rank・grade・throne・crown・about…(1)
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