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

え、会社辞めるの?

Oh, you're leaving the company?

実は昨日、バイト辞めたんだ。

I actually quit my part-time job yesterday.

日曜の夜は「仕事辞めたい」しか考えられない。

On Sunday nights, all I can think about is "I want to quit my job."

Kanji Composition