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退勤たいきん

taikin

leaving work

N3

How to remember this word

退勤 is walking out the office door at the end of the day — off the clock. It pairs with 出勤 like sunset with sunrise.

Example sentences

Example 1

kyou wa rokuji ni taikin shimashita.

I left work at six today.

Example 2

taikin shita ato de, douryou to shokuji ni iku koto ga arimasu.

Sometimes I go out to eat with coworkers after leaving work.