辞

Meaning

辞 centers on the act of stepping away from something, whether by resigning from a position or by using words to express a refusal or a formal statement. The meanings 'word', 'term', and 'expression' extend naturally from the idea of a carefully chosen verbal formulation.

• 辞めるやめる
  N4

  to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

• 辞任じにん
  N1

  resignation (from a position)

• 辞書じしょ
  N5

  dictionary; lexicon

• 辞職じしょく
  N1

  resignation

• 辞典じてん
  N4

  dictionary; lexicon

• 辞退じたい
  N2

  declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race); excusing oneself

• 世辞せじ
  N1

  flattery; compliment

• お辞儀おじぎ
  N3

  bow; bowing

• 辞じ

  address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; words

• 辞令じれい

  notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.)

• 辞表じひょう

  letter of resignation

• 辞すじす

  to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to leave; to depart

• 賛辞さんじ

  eulogy; compliment

• 祝辞しゅくじ

  congratulatory address

• 広辞苑こうじえん

  Kōjien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)

• 弔辞ちょうじ

  memorial address; words of condolence; funeral oration; eulogy

• 辞意じい

  intention to resign

• 修辞しゅうじ

  figure of speech; rhetorical flourish

• 辞するじする

  to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to leave; to depart

• 辞世じせい

  passing away; death

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