Japanese symbol for “exemption”
免除
めんじょ
Romaji: menjo
exemption; exoneration; discharge
In Japanese, exemption is 免除, read めんじょ (menjo).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt exemption; exoneration; discharge
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “exemption”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 許し | ゆるし yurushi | pardon; forgiveness; exemption |
| 適用除外 | てきようじょがい tekiyoujogai | exemption (e.g. from application of a law); exclusion |
| 裾切り | すそぎり susogiri | exemption (from a regulation, etc. usu. because of small scale) |
| エグゼンプション | エグゼンプション eguzenpushon | exemption |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 免許 | めんきょ menkyo | license; licence; permission |
| 免疫 | めんえき men'eki | immunity; immunization; immunisation |
| 免税 | めんぜい menzei | tax exemption; duty exemption |
| 免れる | まぬがれる manugareru | to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from |
| 免責 | めんせき menseki | exemption from responsibility |
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 掃除 | そうじ souji | cleaning; sweeping; dusting |
| 排除 | はいじょ haijo | exclusion; removal; elimination |
See also: Chinese symbol for “exemption”.
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