辞じ職しょく

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辞職する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Formal term for voluntarily leaving a position or office, typically used in professional, political, or organizational contexts.

〈人ひと〉が辞じ職しょくを表ひょう明めいするfor someone to announce their intention to resign
市し長ちょうは記き者しゃ会かい見けんで辞じ職しょくを表ひょう明めいした。
The mayor announced his resignation at a press conference.
〈人ひと〉が辞じ職しょくに追おい込こまれるfor someone to be driven to resign
不ふ正せいが発はっ覚かくし、彼かれは辞じ職しょくに追おい込こまれた。
After the misconduct was exposed, he was forced to resign.
〈人ひと〉に辞じ職しょくを求もとめるto demand someone's resignation
野や党とうは大だい臣じんに辞じ職しょくを求もとめた。
The opposition party demanded the minister's resignation.
〈人ひと〉に辞じ職しょくを勧すすめるto advise/recommend that someone resign
上じょう司しは問もん題だいを起おこした社しゃ員いんに辞じ職しょくを勧すすめた。
The boss recommended that the employee who caused the problem resign.

退たい職しょくN2
退職 broadly covers leaving a job for any reason, including retirement, while 辞職 specifically means resigning from a position, often under pressure or to take responsibility.
辞じ任にんN1
辞任 is typically used for stepping down from a specific appointed post (e.g. committee chair), whereas 辞職 is more common for leaving formal employment or public office.
総そう辞じ職しょく
辞職 refers to one person resigning, while 総辞職 means the entire group, such as a cabinet, resigns together.
退たい陣じん
辞職 usually refers to quitting a job or office in general, whereas 退陣 is reserved for stepping down from a position of leadership or political power.
退たい官かん
辞職 emphasizes voluntarily resigning from a post, often abruptly, while 退官 suggests a formal, expected departure from an official position, often at retirement age.

就しゅう任にんN2
就任 means taking up or assuming a position, the direct opposite of 辞職, which means resigning from one.

辞じ表ひょう
辞職 means the act of quitting one's job, while 辞表 is the written document used to formally announce that decision.

Compound of 辞 (resign, leave) and 職 (post, occupation). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of resigning from a position.