漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 413 strokesRadical
On
Kun
や(める)
Meaning
word; to resign

Origin

ORIGIN

Depicts untangling threads by hand together with 辛 (a tool); putting things in order with words — hence 'word, speech.'

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

辞書・辞職・式辞
やめる辞める

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 辞書じしょ

    dictionary

  • 辞典じてん

    dictionary

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

わからない言葉を辞書で調べます。

I look up words I don't know in the dictionary.

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