How to Say "Retired" in Japanese

引退した

intaishita

The English word "retired" is translated into Japanese as 引退した (intaishita).

引退した is used to describe someone who has retired from a profession, a career or a life in the public eye, such as an athlete or an entertainer.

Meaning: having left employment (adj)

What does it mean word for word?

This noun consists of the characters for "pull/draw" and "retire/withdraw".

There is a distinction between retiring from a career and leaving a job. Use 引退した for someone retiring from a profession or public life.

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When an idol or entertainer is 引退した, they often hold a 'graduation' ceremony, using the word 卒業 instead of retirement to soften the transition.
If you use 引退 to describe a person retiring from a mundane office position, it can sound unintentionally dramatic, as if they were a famous star exiting a grand stage.
In Japan, some people who are officially 引退した enter a system called 再雇用, where they are rehired by the same company at a lower rank and salary.

トムは引退した。
Tom retired.
This sentence is useful for showing the simple past tense of the verb with the form 引退した.
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祖父は年を取ってきたので引退した。
Grandfather has retired because he is getting old.
This sentence is useful for showing how to express the reason for retirement using the form 引退した.
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彼は医師としての仕事を退職しました。
He retired from his job as a doctor.
彼は30歳でプロサッカー選手として引退しました。
He retired as a professional soccer player at the age of thirty.
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Ren and Himari are talking about Ren's father.

蓮 Ren

父はもう引退したよ。
Chichi wa mō intai shita yo.
My father has already retired.
陽葵 Himari

そうなんですね。今は何をしていますか？
Sō nan desu ne. Ima wa nani o shite imasu ka?
I see. What is he doing now?
蓮 Ren

毎日庭いじりをしているよ。
Mainichi niwaijiri o shite iru yo.
He gardens every day.
陽葵 Himari

ゆっくりした生活でいいですね。
Yukkuri shita seikatsu de ii desu ne.
A slow-paced life sounds nice.

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