辞める

• 読み: やめる
• ローマ字: yameru
• 漢字の分解: 辞 (ji/ya) — resign, word, term
• 発音: /ja.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To quit; to resign; to retire from a position or job.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb. Specifically used for leaving a job, position, or organization. Different from やめる written as 止める (to stop an action). Common patterns include 会社を辞める (to quit a company) and 仕事を辞める (to quit a job). Often used with ことにした to express a firm decision.

例文

1. 来月で今の会社を辞めることにした。
2. 健康上の理由で仕事を辞めた。
3. 部長は来年辞めるらしい。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, career, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 辞 combines 舌 (tongue) and 辛 (hard/bitter), originally meaning to speak words of farewell or departure. Extended to mean formally taking leave of a position.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal