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退去

たいきょ

N2vacate · leave

Examples

契約が終わり、月末までに部屋を退去することになりました。

閉館後も残っていた客は、警備員に退去を求められました。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 退去 is read as たいきょ and is a noun and する verb for leaving or vacating a place where one has lived or remained.
  • Basic usage: Vacating a room appears in 部屋を退去する, while a request to leave appears in 退去を求める.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Voluntary and required departure
    • It can describe vacating after a contract ends or being required to leave by someone in authority.
  • Difference from 退出
    • 退出 broadly means exiting a room or event; 退去 more formally emphasizes giving up occupancy or leaving a place.

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