Japanese symbol for “retiree”
隠居
いんきょ
Romaji: inkyo
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement)
In Japanese, retiree is 隠居, read いんきょ (inkyo).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement)
- n retired person; retiree
- n, vi, vs surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “retiree”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 退職者 | たいしょくしゃ taishokusha | former employee; retired person; retired employee |
| 定年退職者 | ていねんたいしょくしゃ teinentaishokusha | retired person (who has reached retirement age); retiree |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隠す | かくす kakusu | to hide; to conceal |
| 目隠し | めかくし mekakushi | something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder |
| 隠滅 | いんめつ inmetsu | destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression |
| 隠れ家 | かくれが kakurega | hiding place; hideout; refuge |
| 隠匿 | いんとく intoku | concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring |
| 居る | おる oru | to be (animate); to be; to exist |
| 芝居 | しばい shibai | play; drama |
| 居住 | きょじゅう kyojuu | residence; living (at, in); abode |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.