Meaning of 辞める in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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辞める, 罷める, 退めるJLPT 3
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Kana Readingやめる
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Romajiyameru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
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Example Sentences
辞める, 罷める, 退める, やめる used in context
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The temporary workers that we managed to employ left work right away.
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I had half a mind to throw in the towel.
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If you were to quit your job, what would you do?
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She quit her job last month.
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They say that she quit her job.
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She quit school for health reasons.
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Kanji found in this word
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
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