Word Meaning 希望退職

きぼうたいしょく kiboutaishoku

希望退職 is read as きぼうたいしょく (kiboutaishoku) and means voluntary resignation.

Meaning

English

  1. voluntary resignation
  2. voluntary retirement
  3. voluntary redundancy
  4. voluntary layoff

Reading

Kana

きぼうたいしょく

Romaji

kiboutaishoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 88712 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

就職希望者

しゅうしょくきぼうしゃ

applicant for a job

希望

きぼう

(bright) prospects

希望的

きぼうてき

wishful

希望の党

きぼうのとう

Kibō no Tō (Japanese political party)

希望的観測

きぼうてきかんそく

wishful thinking

希望の光

きぼうのひかり

ray of hope

希望にそう

きぼうにそう

to meet someone's requirements

希望の星

きぼうのほし

ray of light

希望者

きぼうしゃ

applicant

大量退職

たいりょうたいしょく

mass retirement (esp. that of the Japanese baby boomers)

停年退職

ていねんたいしょく

(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age)

依願退職

いがんたいしょく

retirement at one's own request

Example Sentences

1

That company aims to reduce employee numbers by arranging a lot of retirement money for voluntary redundancies.