隠居 (いんきょ) — retirement (from work)

隠居 is read いんきょ and listed as a noun. Meaning: retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement).

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 隠居.

  • 隠語 いんご secret language
  • 隠す かくす to hide
  • 隠匿 いんとく concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals)
  • 隠滅 いんめつ destruction (esp. of evidence)
  • 隠れる かくれる to hide
  • 鳥居 とりい torii (Shinto shrine archway)
  • 居住 きょじゅう residence
  • 居候 いそうろう lodger who pays nothing for room and board
  • 居間 いま living room (Western style)
  • 皇居 こうきょ Imperial Palace (of Japan)
  • 雑居 ざっきょ living together
  • 芝居 しばい play