Meet 辞 in words for leaving a position, declining an offer and referring to language. Learn each reading together with its word.

The idea

辞 has 13 strokes. Its common reading ジ appears in 辞職（じしょく）, 辞書（じしょ） and 辞退（じたい）; 辞める is read やめる. Follow the linked stroke diagram.

Patterns to compare
WordReadingExample in context
辞めるやめるI resigned from the company last month.
辞職じしょくThe director resigned from the position.
辞退じたいI politely declined the invitation.
辞書じしょI looked up the meaning of the word in a dictionary.

Examples

  • 先月せんげつ、会社かいしゃを辞やめました。I resigned from the company last month.
  • 部長ぶちょうは職しょくを辞職じしょくしました。The director resigned from the position.
  • 招待しょうたいを丁寧ていねいに辞退じたいしました。I politely declined the invitation.
  • 辞書じしょで言葉ことばの意味いみを調しらべました。I looked up the meaning of the word in a dictionary.
  • 社長しゃちょうが式しきで挨拶あいさつの辞じを述のべました。The president gave a greeting at the ceremony.
  • 昨日きのう、辞表じひょうを提出ていしゅつしました。I submitted my resignation letter yesterday.

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Watch out

辞める means to leave a job or position, while 辞退する means to decline an offer or opportunity. 辞書 is a dictionary, not a resignation document.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 辞職 in hiragana.

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    じしょく

    辞職 is じしょく: it means resigning from a position.

  2. Write the reading of 辞書 in hiragana.

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    じしょ

    辞書 is じしょ: it is a dictionary used to look up words.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: ＿退（じたい）［辞／話］.

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    辞

    辞 completes 辞退（じたい）, meaning to decline an offer.

Use it today

Write 辞 using the stroke diagram, then cover the table and read 辞職 and 辞書. Make a sentence about declining an invitation.