Expressions ごめんなさい I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me 免めん じて in consideration of; out of respect for; for someone's sake 御ご 免めん を 蒙こうむ る receive permission; get leave · take one's leave; retire (with permission) · refuse; beg off; decline ごめんあそばせ I beg your pardon; excuse me Related words 免職 is the standard modern word for dismissal from a job or post, while 免 alone is an archaic noun with the same meaning rarely used today.
解雇 is the common modern term for firing or discharging an employee, whereas 免 is an old-fashioned, rarely used standalone noun for the same idea.
Word family· 37 sorry; excuse me; pardon me · may I come in?; hello? · permission; leave; license · dismissal; discharge; being relieved of duty · not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid
license; permit; certificate · license; grant permission; permit
immunity; immunization · being hardened; being unaffected; being accustomed
exemption; exoneration; discharge
exemption from responsibility; disclaimer; release from liability
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dismissal; discharge; removal from office
dismissal; discharge; removal from office
release from custody; discharge; acquittal
acquittal; exoneration · indulgence; remission of sins; pardon
reduction or exemption; mitigation or remission
dismiss from a position; remove from office · exempt; excuse; forgive
pardon; amnesty; remission
license; certificate; permit · diploma
temporary license; provisional license
appointment and dismissal
license suspension; driving license suspension
discharged prisoner; ex-convict
dismissal from office; discharge
exemption from service; release from duty
tax exemption
acquittal; dismissal of a case
seismic base isolation; base isolation
dismissal; removal from office
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Etymology The kanji 免 originally conveys the idea of 'escape' or 'exemption'. The archaic noun usage for dismissal likely derives from the sense of being released from duty. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
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