罷免

• 読み: ひめん
• ローマ字: himen
• 漢字の分解: 罷 (hi) — dismiss, stop, release from duty; 免 (men) — exempt, discharge, remove
• 発音: /çimeɴ/

意味

Dismissal; removal from office; the imposition of termination of an official's duties by a superior authority.

A formal noun with strong legal and political connotations. 罷免 implies forcible removal by a superior — it is not voluntary resignation (辞任) but an imposed termination. In Japan, the prime minister may 罷免 ministers at will, and the constitution provides a popular recall mechanism for Supreme Court justices (国民審査). 罷免権 (power of dismissal) is a significant constitutional concept tied to executive authority.

例文

1. 首相は閣内不一致を理由として閣僚の一人を突然罷免し、政界に大きな波紋を呼んだ。
2. 職権乱用が発覚した判事の罷免を求める請願書が、多数の署名とともに議会に提出された。
3. 罷免処分は当事者の同意を必要とせず、上位機関の一方的な決定のみで執行できる。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, politics, government, judicial

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

From 罷 (to dismiss, stop, release from duty) and 免 (to exempt, discharge). Both characters relate to ending a duty or obligation; 罷 carries the stronger connotation of an enforced termination imposed from above rather than a mutual agreement.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Legal/Political