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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

633 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: resign, word, term, expression

Kunyomi: や.める, いな.む

Onyomi: ジ

Composition: 舌 辛

辞

Radical

Radical: 辛

Reading: からい

Meaning: bitter

Strokes: 7

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Examples

Examples with audio

辞典(じてん)   dictionary

辞書(じしょ)   dictionary, lexicon

辞表(じひょう)   letter of resignation

祝辞(しゅくじ)   congratulatory address

お世辞(おせじ)   flattery, compliment

お辞儀(おじぎ)   bow [n.]

辞退する(じたいする)   refuse, decline

辞職する(じしょく)   resign

辞める(やめる)   resign, retire

Onyomi Examples

辞 (ジ) address (e.g. opening or closing remarks), speech, words, ci (Chinese literary form), ancillary word

辞意 (ジイ) intention to resign

弔辞 (チョウジ) message of condolence, memorial address

修辞 (シュウジ) figure of speech, rhetorical flourish

Kunyomi Examples

辞める (やめる) to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)

否む (いなむ) to refuse, to decline, to deny

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