退職願(たいしょくねがい)

たいしょくねがい
noun
letter of resignation (withdrawable request)
1. letter of resignation (formal request to resign)
A formal document submitted to request resignation. Phrased as a request (not a declaration), it can be withdrawn before the employer accepts it.
上司(じょうし)に退職願(たいしょくねがい)を提出(ていしゅつ)した。
I submitted my letter of resignation to my supervisor.
退職願(たいしょくねがい)は白(しろ)い封筒(ふうとう)に入(い)れて渡(わた)すのが一般的(いっぱんてき)だ。
It is common to deliver a letter of resignation in a white envelope.
退職願(たいしょくねがい)は受理(じゅり)される前(まえ)なら撤回(てっかい)することができる。
A resignation request can be withdrawn before it is accepted.

Literally 'resignation request'. The 願(ねがい) (request) framing makes it a petition, not a unilateral statement — so it can be withdrawn if the employer has not yet accepted it. This distinguishes it from 退職届(たいしょくとどけ).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 退職届(たいしょくとどけ): notice of resignation — a unilateral declaration that takes effect after submission; cannot be withdrawn
  • 辞表(じひょう): resignation letter — used for executives and public officials; more formal/serious

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 退職願(たいしょくねがい)を出(だ)す: to submit a letter of resignation
  • 退職願(たいしょくねがい)を提出(ていしゅつ)する: to submit a letter of resignation (formal)
  • 退職願(たいしょくねがい)を書(か)く: to write a letter of resignation
  • 退職願(たいしょくねがい)を撤回(てっかい)する: to withdraw a resignation request
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