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辞

resign
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingジ
Kun readingや.める、いな.む
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. resignRtK
  2. word
  3. term
  4. expression
  1. to take one's leave
  2. to excuse oneself
  3. to leave
  4. to depart
  5. to resign (from)

Popular Usage

辞書辞典御辞儀お世辞

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tongue · thousand · mouth (口) · spicy · stand up (立) · vase · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1613

Compound words

辞書じしょ
dictionary; lexicon; letter of resignation
辞典じてん
dictionary; lexicon
辞退じたい
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy)
辞めるやめる
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
英和辞典えいわじてん
English-Japanese dictionary
お世辞おせじ
flattery; compliment
賛辞さんじ
eulogy; compliment
辞意じい
intention to resign
辞職じしょく
resignation
辞任じにん
resignation (from a position)
辞表じひょう
letter of resignation
辞令じれい
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
式辞しきじ
ceremonial address
祝辞しゅくじ
congratulatory address
弔辞ちょうじ
memorial address; words of condolence; funeral oration; eulogy
辞すじす
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to leave; to depart; to resign (from)
お辞儀おじぎ
bow; bowing
総辞職そうじしょく
mass resignation
美辞麗句びじれいく
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
国語辞典こくごじてん
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
冠辞かんじ
stereotyped epithet
疑辞ぎじ
questionable word
訓辞くんじ
admonitory speech (e.g. to students)
訣辞けつじ
words of parting

On Reading Examples

私はいつも辞典を３冊手元に置いています。じてん
I always keep three dictionaries at hand.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

私はアルバイトを辞めようと決心した。やめる
I decided that I would quit my part-time job.tatoeba
いそがしいからクラブを辞めるのではない。やめる
I'm not going to quit the club because I am busy.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は帽子を取って、丁寧にお辞儀した。
He took off his hat and made a polite bow.tatoeba
彼は貧乏だったので学校を辞めざるを得なかった。
He had no choice but to give up school because of poverty.tatoeba
彼は病気を理由に辞任した。
He resigned on the grounds that he was ill.tatoeba
彼は病気を理由に辞職した。
He resigned on the grounds of ill health.tatoeba
教科書、辞書・辞典
Textbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopediaswiki
また、当然ながら辞書も無かった。
Needless to say, there existed no dictionary for Dutch and Japanese.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 辞

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