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    3. 退転

    退転

    退たい転てん

    idling in one's training

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    たいてん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    idling in one's training, backsliding, retrogression (to a lower level of religious practice)
    Buddhism
    2.
    withdrawal (from a place due to financial ruin or loss of position)

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    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)
    転
    ころ.がる・ころ.げる・ころ.がす・ころ.ぶ・まろ.ぶ・うたた…(3)
    revolve・turn around・change
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