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退役

Reading

Kana: たいえき
Romaji: taieki
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Definition

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retiring from military service

Kanji

退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

Example Sentences

(かれ)は20(ねん)(まえ)陸軍(りくぐん)退役(たいえき)した。
➥He retired from the army 20 years ago.
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(わたし)叔父(おじ)はベトナム戦争(せんそう)退役(たいえき)軍人(ぐんじん)だ。
➥My uncle is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
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(かれ)海軍(かいぐん)退役(たいえき)してみると陸上(りくじょう)生活(せいかつ)適応(てきおう)するのが(むずか)しいことがわかった。
➥When he left the navy, he found it hard to adjust to life ashore.
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(かれ)退役(たいえき)軍人(ぐんじん)ではないかと(おも)った。
➥I guessed that he was an ex-serviceman.
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その将軍(しょうぐん)退役後(たいえきご)ひっそり余生(よせい)(おく)った。
➥The general lived the rest of his life peacefully after his retirement.
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