Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 辞

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Basic Meaning

The kanji means to "resign," "decline," "refuse," "word," or "speech." It conveys the idea of expressing something verbally, often a formal declaration or a statement of departure. It can also refer to the act of giving up a position or task.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み):  ・ (ji) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み):  ・や(める) (yame(ru)) - to quit, to resign  ・ことば (kotoba) - word

Usage Examples

⚫︎ 辞退 (じたい) Translation: Declining; refusal; withdrawal. ⚫︎ 辞書 (じしょ) Translation: Dictionary. ⚫︎ 辞任 (じにん) Translation: Resignation.

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Origin and Formation

The kanji is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. It combines the phonetic component ⾟ (shin), which originally depicted a sharp instrument and later, “to punish,” and the semantic component 舌 (shita), which means "tongue." The meaning evolves to be “language” or "to speak" because words are spoken using the tongue. The radical 辛 is on top and the radical 舌 is at the bottom of the character.

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