► 動詞
降板 [こうばん] [降板する] meaning: resign rank: 4
☆ 彼はスキャンダルで番組を降板した ⇨ He resigned from his TV program because of a scandal (☛ Originally about a baseball pitcher to “get off the pitching plate/rubber” thus leaving the game, but often used figuratively)
降板 [こうばん] [降板する] meaning: retire rank: 4
☆ 先発投手は五回に降板した ⇨ The starting pitcher left the pitching plate, was relieved, after 5th inning