Meaning

Primary

To Quit

Alternative

To Resign As

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means quit so the verb vocab version is to quit.

Reading

やめる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: "Hey, you going to quit?" "Yah () man, I'm going to quit."

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 学校を辞める

    to withdraw from school

    仕事を辞める

    to quit one's job

    会社を辞める

    to resign from a company

Context Sentences

医者のアドバイスにしたがって、仕事を辞めました。

I followed the doctor's advice and quit my job.

マイケルがへん集長を辞めたなんて、だれが言ったの?

Who said Michael resigned as chief editor?

フグが会社を辞めるので、お餞別に浮き輪を買おうと思っています。一緒に買いたい人は連絡ください。

Since Fugu quit the company, I’m thinking about getting him a swim ring as a farewell gift. If anyone wants to join in on my idea, let me know.

Kanji Composition