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Kotomora

免

excuse, dismissal

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • メン

Kun'yomi

  • まぬか.れる
  • まぬが.れる

Nanori

  • め

Meaning

免 centers on being released from something burdensome: excusing someone from a duty or dismissing them from a role. The idea is removal of an obligation or consequence.

Most common words using 免

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  • 御免ごめん
    N2

    I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

  • 御免なさいごめんなさい
    N3

    I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

  • 免許めんきょ
    N3

    license; licence; permission; permit; certificate

  • 免疫めんえき

    immunity; immunization; immunisation

  • 免れるまぬがれる
    N1

    to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from

  • 免除めんじょ
    N1

    exemption; exoneration; discharge

  • 免めん

    dismissal; discharge

  • 免責めんせき

    exemption from responsibility

  • 免税めんぜい
    N2

    tax exemption; duty exemption

  • 罷免ひめん

    dismissal (from a position); discharge

  • 免職めんしょく

    dismissal; sacking; discharge

  • 放免ほうめん

    release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off; acquittal

  • 免罪めんざい

    acquittal

  • 減免げんめん

    reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)

  • 免ずるめんずる

    to dismiss (from a position)

  • 赦免しゃめん

    pardon; remission; amnesty

  • 免状めんじょう

    licence; license; certificate; permit

  • 仮免許かりめんきょ

    temporary license; temporary licence; provisional license; provisional licence

  • 免許皆伝めんきょかいでん

    possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership

  • 無免許むめんきょ
    N3

    unlicensed; without a license (licence)

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Etymology

免 is thought to depict a person removing a heavy head covering or burden, giving the sense of escape or release. The modern form retains the idea of a person (儿) under a covering (⺈), but the exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The top ⺈ looks like a heavy hat or burden, and the bottom 儿 is a person. Picture someone lifting off a heavy load and walking away free: they are excused or dismissed.

Reading mnemonic

For メン, imagine a manager saying 'men, you are excused' and dismissing the team: men -> メン, and the burden is lifted.