免 — kanji meaning “excuse”
免
excuse, dismissal
- Meanings
- excuse, dismissal
- On'yomi
- メン (men)
- Kun'yomi
- まぬか.れる、まぬが.れる
- Name readings
- め
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1080 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 10
- Chinese reading
- miǎn, wèn — Chinese character page
Words with 免
| 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 |
| 免除 | めんじょ menjo | exemption; exoneration; discharge |
| 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 |
| 免職 | めんしょく menshoku | dismissal; sacking; discharge |
| 減免 | げんめん genmen | reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law) |
| 罷免 | ひめん himen | dismissal (from a position); discharge |
| 赦免 | しゃめん shamen | pardon; remission; amnesty |
| 免状 | めんじょう menjou | licence; license; certificate |
| 免罪 | めんざい menzai | acquittal |
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