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辞任 (じにん, jinin) Japanese meaning: resignation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 辞任する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 辞じ 任にん する 辞じ 任にん しない Polite 辞じ 任にん します 辞じ 任にん しません Past polite 辞じ 任にん しました 辞じ 任にん しませんでした Past 辞じ 任にん した 辞じ 任にん しなかった Te-form 辞じ 任にん して 辞じ 任にん しないで Desire 辞じ 任にん したい 辞じ 任にん したくない Potential 辞じ 任にん できる 辞じ 任にん できない Passive 辞じ 任にん される 辞じ 任にん されない Causative 辞じ 任にん させる 辞じ 任にん させない Causative passive 辞じ 任にん させられる 辞じ 任にん させられない Volitional 辞じ 任にん しよう Polite volitional 辞じ 任にん しましょう Imperative 辞じ 任にん しろ 辞じ 任にん するな Conditional 辞じ 任にん すれば 辞じ 任にん しなければ Tara conditional 辞じ 任にん したら 辞じ 任にん しなかったら
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The prime minister announced his resignation.
He resigned as company president for health reasons.
Usage patterns 責せき 任にん を 取と って 辞じ 任にん する to resign in order to take responsibility
The minister resigned to take responsibility for the scandal.
辞じ 任にん を 表ひょう 明めい する to announce one's resignation
The president announced his resignation at a press conference.
辞じ 任にん に 追お い 込こ まれる to be forced/driven into resigning
The governor was forced to resign over the scandal.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 辞じ 任にん を 求もと める to demand someone's resignation
The opposition demanded the prime minister's resignation.
Kanji 任 responsibility, duty, term Related words· 10 辞任 is the formal term used for resigning from an official or high-ranking post, while 辞職 is the more general word for quitting a job at any level.
辞任 specifically implies a voluntary resignation, often due to taking responsibility, whereas 退任 more broadly covers leaving a post for any reason, including the natural end of a term.
退陣 is used specifically for a leader or government stepping down from power, while 辞任 applies more widely to any official resigning a post.
辞任 is a general, formal word for resigning from an office or post, while 降板 specifically evokes stepping down from a performance, media role, or assigned position.
Show 6 more 辞任する is a formal term for resigning from an official post, while 身を引く is a more general, often softer expression for stepping down or withdrawing from any situation.
辞意 is the intention or will to resign, while 辞任 refers to the actual act of resigning from a position.
辞任 is the general word for resigning from any position, while 下野 specifically means leaving a government or political post.
Don't confuse with 辞任 means resigning from a position one already holds, while 辞退 means declining an offer, invitation, or nomination before accepting it.
辞任 is a voluntary act of stepping down, whereas 解任 means being forcibly dismissed or removed from a post by someone else.
辞任 refers to the act of resigning from a post, whereas 辞表 is the physical letter one submits to do so.
Etymology Compound of 辞 (resign, leave) and 任 (duty, post). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of resigning from a position.
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.
辞任 is the general word for resigning from a post or office, whereas 退位 is used specifically for a monarch leaving the throne.
辞任 means resigning from a post for any reason, including forced or unwilling ones, while 勇退 stresses the positive, voluntary nature of stepping down.
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辞任 refers to the actual act of resigning from a post, while 進退伺い is the written document submitted beforehand asking a superior to decide one's fate.
