免めん官かん

め

ん

か

ん

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

dismissal from office; discharge

Formal term for removal from an official position, typically used in bureaucratic or historical contexts. Often appears as 免官する or 免官になる.

汚お職しょくが発はっ覚かくし、彼かれは免めん官かんされた。
The corruption came to light and he was dismissed from his post.
免めん官かん処しょ分

ぶん

を

受う

け

た

役やく

人にん

は

二に

度ど

と

公こう

職しょく

に

就つ

け

なかっ

た

。

The official who received a dismissal could never hold public office again.

Kanji

免excuse, dismissal
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Similar words

解かい雇こ
解雇 is a general term for dismissal from employment, while 免官 specifically refers to removal from an official or government post.
罷ひ免めん
罷免 also means dismissal from an official position, but often implies a more formal or legal procedure, such as impeachment or recall.

Etymology

Compound of 免 (めん, 'exemption, dismissal') and 官 (かん, 'government post'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in bureaucratic contexts to mean removal from office.