Japanese symbol for “declining”
辞退
じたい
Romaji: jitai
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down
In Japanese, declining is 辞退, read じたい (jitai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “declining”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遠慮 | えんりょ enryo | declining; refraining |
| お断り | おことわり okotowari | declining; refusal; rejection |
| 先細り | さきぼそり sakibosori | dwindling; declining; diminishing |
| 軟弱 | なんじゃく nanjaku | weak (market); bearish; declining (of market prices) |
| 断り | ことわり kotowari | rejection; refusal; nonacceptance |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辞任 | じにん jinin | resignation (from a position) |
| 辞職 | じしょく jishoku | resignation |
| 辞書 | じしょ jisho | dictionary; lexicon |
| 辞典 | じてん jiten | dictionary; lexicon |
| 辞める | やめる yameru | to resign; to retire; to quit |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 退職 | たいしょく taishoku | retirement; resignation |
| 脱退 | だったい dattai | withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving |
See also: Chinese symbol for “declining”.
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