Onyomi: ジ · Kunyomi: いな.む, や.める · Meanings: expression, resign, term, word
Kanji for expression, resign, term, word
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The kanji 辞 combines the speech radical 舌 (tongue) with the movement radical 辶. Long ago, this image represented someone using their tongue to speak words while moving away or leaving. It captured the action of formally saying something and departing — offering words of resignation, farewell, or announcement. Over time, this character came to carry meanings such as “to resign,” “to quit,” “to take leave,” or “words” in a formal context, linking speech with action.
辞 combines the tongue radical (舌) with movement (辶), symbolizing speaking words while moving away — resigning, taking leave, or formally saying something.
Imagine speaking your words (舌) and then walking away (辶), formally leaving or resigning. That action is 辞: to resign, leave, or take your leave with words.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 言葉 | ことば | language, dialect | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 辞 | じ | address (e.g. opening or closing remarks), speech, words | Noun |
| 辞典 | じてん | dictionary, lexicon | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 辞書 | じしょ | dictionary, lexicon | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 辞める | やめる | to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.) | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 辞職 | じしょく | resignation | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 辞退 | じたい | declining, refusal, nonacceptance, turning down, withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy), pulling out (e.g. of a race), excusing oneself | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 辞任 | じにん | resignation (from a position) | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 辞表 | じひょう | letter of resignation | common Noun |
| 辞意 | じい | intention to resign | common Noun |