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    3. 辞める

    辞める

    辞やめ​る​

    to resign

    N3KMT10News #38+1CoreVerb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab16 strokes

    罷める退める

    やめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは会かい社しゃを辞やめました。

    He quit the company.

    KMT5Work & CareerDaily Life
    仕し事ごとを辞やめる前まえに、次つぎの転てん職しょく先さきを見みつけるつもりです。

    I plan to find my next job before quitting my current one.

    KMT7Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれは大だい学がくを辞やめて、自じ分ぶんのビジネスを始はじめることにした。

    He decided to quit university and start his own business.

    KMT7EducationWork & Career
    彼かの女じょはキャリアアップのため、現げん在ざいの部ぶ署しょを辞やめる決けつ断だんをした。

    She decided to leave her current department for career advancement.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは健けん康こう上じょうの理り由ゆうで、長なが年ねん勤つとめた教きょう師しの職しょくを辞やめることになった。

    He ended up resigning from his long-held teaching position due to health reasons.

    KMT9Work & CareerMedicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    辞
    や.める・いな.む…(1)
    resign・word・term・expression
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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