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    3. 隠居

    隠居

    隠いん居きょ

    retirement (from work)

    N1KMT9News #28+1Ref L2Daily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    いんきょ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    retirement (from work), leading a quiet life (after retirement)

    Noun

    2.
    retired person, retiree

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    3.
    surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
    historical term

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    彼かれは会かい社しゃを辞やめて隠いん居きょした。

    He quit the company and retired.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    隠いん居きょ生せい活かつを始はじめてから、趣しゅ味みに没ぼっ頭とうしている。

    Since starting his retired life, he has been absorbed in his hobbies.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは隠いん居きょ後ごも地ち域いき活かつ動どうに積せっ極きょく的てきに参 加 し、社しゃ会かい貢こう献けんを続つづけている。

    Even after retirement, he actively participates in community activities and continues to contribute to society.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    都と会かいの喧けん騒そうを離はなれ、田いな舎かで隠いん居きょしたい。

    I want to leave the hustle and bustle of the city and retire to the countryside.

    KMT9Daily LifeNature & Environment
    彼かれは長なが年ねんの功こう績せきを称たたえられ、惜おしまれつつ隠いん居きょした。

    He was praised for his many years of achievements and retired with regret from others.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    隠
    かく.す・かく.し・かく.れる・よ.る…(4)
    conceal・hide・cover
    居
    い.る・-い・お.る…(5)
    reside・to be・exist・live with
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