13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

resign, word, term, expression

Kun'yomi
  • to resign
  • to refuse ②to deny
On'yomi
  • address (e.g. opening or closing remarks) ②ci (Chinese literary form) ③ancillary word

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

める 50.7%
49.2%
いな 0.1%

Character Breakdown

resign, word, term
や.める ジ いな.む (4th, N3)
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
spicy, bitter, hot
つら.い シン から.い (8th, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

dictionary ②letter of resignation
to take one's leave ②to resign (from) ③to decline
farewell address
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.) ②wording
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References

Unicode hex code 8F9E
JIS X 0208 1-28-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3860
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6000
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1364
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1726
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 922
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1245
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1497
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1613
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 868
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1918
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 594
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38638
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 500
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 688
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 701
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 626
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 945
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 528
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 605
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 931
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1785
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1511
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5b8.4
Four corner code 2064.1
De Roo Code 2255