Entry
  1. Noun

    staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    出処進退の潔さをわきまえている、と彼は言っているけれど、いざとなったらどうだかね。
    He always talks as though he knows how to handle himself but you never know how he'll act when the chips are down.

Also written 出所進退【しゅっしょしんたい】

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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

Kun
で.る-でだ.す-だ.すい.でるい.だす
On
シュツスイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
13 of 2500
Radical
container
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

いずいづいですっすつてん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.22The Kanji Dictionary
2277.2Four corner code
1276deroo
51faUnicode hex code
1-29-48JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
97Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
445New Nelson (John Haig)
3498New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4310Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2934Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
767Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
829Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
17A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
523Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
40Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1811Morohashi
34A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
53Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
53Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
90sakade
21Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
29henshall3
41Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
8crowley
185Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
174Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
774Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chu1Pinyin reading
chul, chuKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place

Kun
ところ-こお.る
On
ショ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
547 of 2500
Radical
table
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-2SKIP code
4i2.2The Kanji Dictionary
2740.1Four corner code
2567deroo
51e6Unicode hex code
1-29-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1162Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
435New Nelson (John Haig)
3031New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3764Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1918Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2609Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
297Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
318Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
674A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
177Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
553Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1745Morohashi
896A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1137Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1189Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
811sakade
350Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
907henshall3
836Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
418crowley
1212Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
398Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
303Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chu3, chu4Pinyin reading
cheoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

advance, proceed, progress, promote

Kun
すす.むすす.める
On
シン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
142 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

のぶ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-8, 3-2-8SKIP code
2q8.1The Kanji Dictionary
3030.1Four corner code
2475deroo
9032Unicode hex code
1-31-42JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4709Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6073New Nelson (John Haig)
3121New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3873Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1991Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2689Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
561Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
603Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
175A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1503Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
194Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38943PMorohashi
326A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
437Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
443Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
259sakade
262Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
343henshall3
378Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
156crowley
267Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
702Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
568Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin4Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
退
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

Kun
しりぞ.くしりぞ.けるひ.くの.くの.けるど.く
On
タイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
424 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-6SKIP code
2q6.3The Kanji Dictionary
3730.3Four corner code
3865deroo
9000Unicode hex code
1-34-64JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4684Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6040New Nelson (John Haig)
3094New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3838Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1969Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2665Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1465Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1575Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
613A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1236AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
459Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38839PMorohashi
746A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
846Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
865Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
839sakade
954Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
769henshall3
703Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
348Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
687Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1477Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tui4Pinyin reading
toeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level