Japanese symbol for “retiring”
就寝
しゅうしん
Romaji: shuushin
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
In Japanese, retiring is 就寝, read しゅうしん (shuushin).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs going to bed; retiring (for the night)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “retiring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 廃業 | はいぎょう haigyou | discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice) |
| 引け | ひけ hike | close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); retiring |
| リタイア | リタイア ritaia | retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out |
| 辞去 | じきょ jikyo | leaving; quitting; retiring |
| 就床 | しゅうしょう shuushou | going to bed; retiring (for the night) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 就職 | しゅうしょく shuushoku | finding employment; getting a job |
| 就任 | しゅうにん shuunin | assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration |
| 就労 | しゅうろう shuurou | working; being employed; being hired |
| 就業 | しゅうぎょう shuugyou | starting work (for the day) |
| 成就 | じょうじゅ jouju | fulfillment; fulfilment; realization |
| 寝る | ねる neru | to sleep (lying down) |
| 寝室 | しんしつ shinshitsu | bedroom |
| 昼寝 | ひるね hirune | (afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta |
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.