辞
辞 — Resign
resign, word, term, expression
On’yomiジ (ji)
Kun’yomiやめる (yameru)
Kun’yomiいなむ (inamu)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 辞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辞任 | じにん jinin | resignation (from a position) |
| 辞職 | じしょく jishoku | resignation |
| 辞表 | じひょう jihyou | letter of resignation |
| 総辞職 | そうじしょく soujishoku | mass resignation |
| 辞意 | じい jii | intention to resign |
| 辞書 | じしょ jisho | dictionary; lexicon; letter of resignation |
Study notes
辞 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #633 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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