Japanese symbol for “resignation”
辞任
じにん
Romaji: jinin
resignation (from a position)
In Japanese, resignation is 辞任, read じにん (jinin).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs resignation (from a position)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “resignation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辞職 | じしょく jishoku | resignation |
| 退職 | たいしょく taishoku | retirement; resignation |
| 放棄 | ほうき houki | abandonment; renouncement; renunciation |
| 退社 | たいしゃ taisha | resignation; leaving office |
| 退陣 | たいじん taijin | resignation; stepping down; retirement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辞職 | じしょく jishoku | resignation |
| 辞書 | じしょ jisho | dictionary; lexicon |
| 辞典 | じてん jiten | dictionary; lexicon |
| 辞退 | じたい jitai | declining; refusal; nonacceptance |
| 辞める | やめる yameru | to resign; to retire; to quit |
| 責任 | せきにん sekinin | duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) |
| 任務 | にんむ ninmu | duty; function; office |
| 就任 | しゅうにん shuunin | assumption (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.