Word Meaning 辞退

じたい jitai

辞退 is read as じたい (jitai) and means declining.

Meaning

English

  1. declining
  2. refusal
  3. nonacceptance
  4. turning down
  5. withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy)
  6. pulling out (e.g. of a race)
  7. excusing oneself

Reading

Kana

じたい

Romaji

jitai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 5250 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

辞任

じにん

resignation (from a position)

辞職

じしょく

resignation

辞書

じしょ

letter of resignation

辞める

やめる

to resign

辞表

じひょう

letter of resignation

辞意

じい

intention to resign

辞す

じす

to decline

辞世

じせい

dying words

進退

しんだい

remaining in one's post or resigning

引退

いんたい

retirement

中退

ちゅうたい

leaving school during a term

早退

そうたい

leaving early

Example Sentences

4

I have to decline.

No gratuity accepted.

I declined his invitation to dinner.

The shirt she apparently seriously thought suited me I turned down and decided to accept a light blue polo shirt.