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辞退

じたい

declining (an offer, honour or invitation); withdrawal

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Examples

  1. 招待を丁重に辞退した。

    しょうたいをていちょうにじたいした。

    I politely declined the invitation.

  2. 芥川賞の受賞を辞退したいのですが。

    あくたがわしょうのじゅしょうをじたいしたいのですが。

    I would like to decline the Akutagawa Prize.

  3. けがのため、彼は代表チームへの参加を辞退せざるを得なかった。

    けがのため、かれはだいひょうチームへのさんかをじたいせざるをえなかった。

    Because of his injury he had no choice but to withdraw from the national team.

Common patterns

出場を辞退する
to withdraw from an event
受賞を辞退する
to decline an award
辞退届
notice of withdrawal

Memory tip

You 辞退 something offered to you as an honour or benefit — a prize, a post, an invitation, a seat. Refusing a request someone makes of you is 断る; and note 辞退 (decline) is unrelated to 事態 (situation), same sound.

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