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Japanese symbol for “resignation”

Romaji: jinin
resignation (from a position)

In Japanese, resignation is , read (jinin).

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

  1. n, vi, vs resignation (from a position)

Kanji and stroke order

resign, word, term
on: ジ
kun: や.める、いな.む
13 strokes · JLPT 2
responsibility, duty, term
on: ニン
kun: まか.せる、まか.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “resignation”

WordReadingMeaning
じしょく jishokuresignation
たいしょく taishokuretirement; resignation
ほうき houkiabandonment; renouncement; renunciation
たいしゃ taisharesignation; leaving office
たいじん taijinresignation; stepping down; retirement

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じしょく jishokuresignation
じしょ jishodictionary; lexicon
じてん jitendictionary; lexicon
じたい jitaideclining; refusal; nonacceptance
やめる yameruto resign; to retire; to quit
せきにん sekininduty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
にんむ ninmuduty; function; office
しゅうにん shuuninassumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration

See also: Chinese symbol for “resignation”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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