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Meaning of 辞める(やめる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

辞める, 罷める, 退める
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
やめる
Romaji
yameru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

Example Sentences

辞める, 罷める, 退める, やめる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
辞める
Plain Polite
辞めます
Negative
辞めない
Negative Polite
辞めません

Past

Plain
辞めた
Plain Polite
辞めました
Negative
辞めなかった
Negative Polite
辞めませんでした

Te

Plain
辞めて
Plain Polite
辞めまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
辞められる
Plain Polite
辞められます
Negative
辞められない
Negative Polite
辞められません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

JLPT 1

quit, stop, leave, withdraw, go

On:

Kun: まか.り-, や.める

15 strokes

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JLPT 3

resign, word, term, expression

On:

Kun: や.める, いな.む

13 strokes

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退 JLPT 3

retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

On: タイ

Kun: しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける, ひ.く, の.く, の.ける, ど.く

9 strokes

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