# 退 retreat

(motion) + 良 (good)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes

## Onyomi

TAI |

## Mnemonic

| It's good to retreat from society and move to THAIland (if you are in NAMBLA).

## Kunyomi

( に　or まで or を ) しりぞ*く | withdraw (from competition, troops withdraw from the Gaza strip, sometimes also means retire). ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

から 退院(たいいん) する | to be released from the hospital ★★★☆☆ 退 (retreat) + 院 (institution) = 退院 (to be released from the hospital)
退屈(たいくつ) な | boring ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 退 (retreat) + 屈 (yield, get out of the way) = 退屈 (boring) boring!（verb form : 退屈した： "It was boring!"）

## Synonyms

decline 衰え 衰退
escape 逃れる 逃げる 避ける 免れる 脱出 退く