Word Meaning 進退

しんたい shintai

進退 is read as しんたい (shintai) and means remaining in one's post or resigning.

Meaning

English

remaining in one's post or resigning
staying or leaving
advance or retreat
moving forwards or backwards
movement
course of action
behaviour
conduct

Reading

Kana

しんたい

Romaji

shintai

Writing Variants

進退しんだい shindai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 3051 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

進退問題

しんたいもんだい

a question of whether or not someone should resign

進退両難

しんたいりょうなん

being driven to the wall

一進一退

いっしんいったい

now advancing and now retreating

出処進退

しゅっしょしんたい

staying in one's position or resigning

二進一退

にしんいったい

two steps forward, one step back

進退伺い

しんたいうかがい

informal resignation

進退去就

しんたいきょしゅう

one's course of action

進退これ谷まる

しんたいこれきわまる

to be driven into a corner

進むも地獄退くも地獄

すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく

between the devil and the deep blue sea

進退窮まる

しんたいきわまる

to be driven into a corner

挙措進退

きょそしんたい

behavior

寸進尺退

すんしんしゃくたい

one step forward, many steps backward