Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

隠居(いんきょ)retirement, retired person

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

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

    2. Noun

      2.

      retired person, retiree

      usu. ご隠居(さん)
    3. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

      Historical term

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    隠居 【いんきょ】

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    Examples

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      仕事(しごと)をリタイヤして隠居(いんきょ)する。

      Retire from work and live as a retired person. {retirement, retired person}

      • N1

      (ぼく)はそろそろ政界(せいかい)引退(いんたい)して隠居(いんきょ)するつもりです。

      I intend to retire from politics and live as a retired person soon. {retirement, retired person}

      • N1

      (わたし)都会(とかい)での仕事(しごと)をやめて故郷(こきょう)(かえ)って隠居(いんきょ)しました。

      I quit my job in the city and returned to my hometown to become a retired person. {retirement, retired person}

      • N1

      不景気(ふけいき)にあって、五十(ごじゅう)(だい)早々(そうそう)隠居(いんきょ)するという(ゆめ)(かな)いそうにない。

      In this recession, it seems unlikely that the dream of retiring early in one's fifties will come true. {retirement, retired person}

      • N1

      これからの年収(ねんしゅう)いかんで、いつリタイヤして隠居(いんきょ)できるかどうかが()まります。

      From now on, depending on the annual income, it will determine when one can retire and live as a retired person. {retirement, retired person}

      • N1
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