WORD DETAIL
退去
たいきょ
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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.

