Japanese word

辞める

Pronunciation

Romajiyameru

Meaning

  • verbquit

Example

私は来月、会社を辞めます。watashi wa rai getsu gai sha o ya me ma su

I will quit my job next month.

Illustration for 辞める (quit)

More examples

体調を整えるため、夜の仕事を辞めました。tai chō o totono e ru ta me yoru no shi goto o ya me ma shi ta

I quit my evening job to take better care of my health.

Core concept

Signals that a person ends an ongoing commitment by stepping away from the job, duty, or group involved.

Common phrases

  • 会社を辞めるkai sha o ya me ru

    quit one's job

  • 学校を辞めるgak kō o ya me ru

    drop out of school

  • アルバイトを辞めるa ru ba i to o ya me ru

    quit a part-time job

Similar words

退職するtaishokusuru: To leave paid employment, with the act often described in official or written language.
辞職するjishokusuru: To leave a position through a formal decision to resign.
退社するtaishasuru: To leave the company where one works as an employee.

Definition in Japanese

仕事や役目などを続けるのをやめ、所属先から離れること。shi goto ya yaku me na do o tsuzu ke ru no o ya me sho zoku saki ka ra hana re ru ko to

Word origin

辞める (yameru, "to quit") is the native Japanese verb related to やむ (yamu, "to cease"), written with 辞 (ji, "leave or resign") when it refers to leaving a job or role.

Usage tips

  • When someone says 仕事を辞める (shigoto o yameru), the usual meaning is that the person leaves the job, not simply that the person stops working for the day.

Other meanings

  • resignverb
  • retireverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 辞め時yamedokiright time to quitnoun
  • 辞め方yamekataway of quittingnoun

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