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辞める (やめる, yameru) Japanese meaning: resign | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 辞める · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 辞や める 辞や めない Polite 辞や めます 辞や めません Past polite 辞や めました 辞や めませんでした Past 辞や めた 辞や めなかった Te-form 辞や めて 辞や めないで Desire 辞や めたい 辞や めたくない Potential 辞や められる also 辞や めれる 辞や められない also 辞や めれない Passive 辞や められる 辞や められない Causative 辞や めさせる 辞や めさせない Causative passive 辞や めさせられる 辞や めさせられない Volitional 辞や めよう Polite volitional 辞や めましょう Imperative 辞や めろ 辞や めるな Conditional 辞や めれば 辞や めなければ Tara conditional 辞や めたら 辞や めなかったら
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社しゃ
を
辞や
める
そう
だ
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I heard he's quitting the company next month.
I'm thinking of resigning from the manager position.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 辞や める to quit/leave (a school, club, organization, not just a job)
He quit university and pursued a career in music.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 辞や める 理り 由ゆう the reason someone quits/resigns
No one yet knows the reason he's quitting the company.
Kanji 退 retreat, withdraw, retire Related words· 8 退職する is the formal, often bureaucratic term for leaving a job (used in official documents), while 辞める is the everyday word for quitting.
辞任する is used specifically for resigning from a post or position of responsibility (e.g. a politician or executive), while 辞める covers quitting any job or activity.
退く is a more literary way to say someone steps down from a position, whereas 辞める is the plain, common verb for quitting.
辞める is the everyday word for quitting a job, while 辞す is a more formal, literary term used in the same sense.
Show 4 more 辞める is the everyday, general word for quitting a job or role, while 退く (のく) in its resign sense is narrower and sounds more formal, focusing on leaving a post or group.
辞める is the plain, common verb for quitting a job or position, whereas 引く (often written 退く) in this sense is more formal or literary.
辞める is the general verb for quitting a job or activity, while 降りる specifically stresses stepping down from a role or withdrawing from a competition.
Don't confuse with 解雇する means an employer fires someone (involuntary), while 辞める describes the employee's own voluntary decision to quit.
辞める is used specifically for quitting a job or official position, while 止める covers stopping any activity or habit more broadly.
Written forms 辞や める
Standard kanji for resigning from a position or quitting an activity.
罷や める
Rare alternative kanji; not commonly used in modern Japanese.
退や める
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; may be encountered but 辞める is preferred.
Etymology The kanji 辞 means 'word' or 'resign', and the verb やめる is a native Japanese word meaning 'to stop'. The combination is a standard kanji-verb compound.
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辞める is the direct, common verb for quitting a job, while 離れる in this sense sounds slightly softer or more formal, often implying a broader life change.
