JapanLingo

退職たいしょく

taishoku

resignation

N3

How to remember this word

退職 is stepping out of a company for good — resignation or retirement. The letter you hand in is a 退職届.

Example sentences

Example 1

senpai wa sengetsu, kaisha o taishoku shimashita.

My senior colleague left the company last month.

Example 2

taishoku suru baai wa, ikkagetsu mae ni tsutaeru koto ni natteimasu.

If you resign, you are supposed to give notice one month in advance.