単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#8,042 most used

隠居

いんきょ0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

retirement

ITS KANJI

隠hideread いん here9 words ›居resideread きょ here17 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

My grandfather left the shop to his son and retired.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement)

noun · する verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

retired person; retiree

noun

3

surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

noun · する verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#8,042 most used

Written隠居 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

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