EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression; subjugation; getting rid of; stamping out; wiping out; rooting out

    彼はありを退治しようと思った。
    He tried to get rid of the ants.
  2. renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings)

    Buddhism

  3. curing (an illness)

Also written 対治【たいじ】

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Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

Kun
おさ.めるおさ.まるなお.るなお.す
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
109 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

はりはるみち

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.28The Kanji Dictionary
3316.0Four corner code
377deroo
6cbbUnicode hex code
1-28-03JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2528Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3100New Nelson (John Haig)
335New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
393Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
250Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
297Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
746Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
807Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
181A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
825Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
214Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17256Morohashi
544A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
493Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
468sakade
672Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
527henshall3
506Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
88crowley
531Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1174Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
754Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi4Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level