リタイア

also: リタイヤ

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Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

Refers to leaving one's job or career permanently, often due to age. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to retire'.

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I want to enjoy life after retirement.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

dropping out; withdrawing

Used in sports, competitions, or projects to mean withdrawing before completion. Often implies giving up or being forced to stop.

引いん退たい
引退 is a native Japanese term for retirement, often used in formal contexts or for athletes retiring from their sport. リタイア is a loanword with a slightly more casual or modern feel, and can also mean dropping out of a specific event.
退たい職しょく
退職 specifically refers to leaving a job or company, while リタイア can refer to retirement from working life in general or withdrawing from a competition.

Loanword from English 'retire', adapted into Japanese with the katakana spelling リタイア.